African American professor, historian, college administrator, and published author in the field of African American history.
From the description of Darlene Clark Hine papers, 1879-1996 and undated bulk 1950-1996. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 458632933
Feb. 7, 1947
Born Darlene Clark in Morley, Missouri, to Levester and Lottie Mae Clark
1968
B.A. in American History and English from Roosevelt University
1970
M.A. in American History from Kent State University. Married William C. Hine (1970-1974)
1972
1974
Assistant Professor of History and Coordinator of Black Studies at South Carolina State College
1974
1979
Assistant Professor at Purdue University
1975
Ph.D. in African American History from Kent State University
1978
1979
Interim Director of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Purdue University
1979
1985
Associate Professor at Purdue University
1979
Published Black Victory: The Rise and Fall of the White Primary in Texas
1980
1982
Co-Director, OAH/ABWH Black Women's History Project
1981
Published When the Truth is Told: A History of Black Women's Culture and Community in Indiana, 1875-1950
1981
1986
Appointed Vice-Provost, Purdue University
1984
1985
President, Southern Association for Women Historians
1985 Jan.
May 1985
Visiting Distinguished Professor, Arizona State University
1985
1987
Professor of History, Purdue University
1986
1987
Founding Member and Director of Publications, Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH)
1987
2004
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of American History, Michigan State University
1989
Published Black Women in White: Racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession, 1890-1950
1989
1990
Visiting Distinguished Professor of Women's Studies, University of Delaware
1994
Published Hine Sight: Black Women and the Reconstruction of American History
1995
Published More Than Chattel: Black Women and Slavery in America, edited with David Berry Gasper
1996
Published Speak Truth to Power: Black Professional Class in United States History
Feb 1996
Robert McNair Visiting Professor of Southern Studies, University of
South Carolina
1996 Sept.
Dec. 1996
Harold Washington Visiting Professor, Roosevelt University
1997 April
July 1997
Avalon Distinguished Visiting Professor, Northwestern University
2001
2002
President of the Organization of American Historians (OAH)
2002
2003
President of Southern Historical Association (SHA)
2003
Published new edition of Black Victory: The Rise and Fall of the White Primary in Texas
2004
2004 present
Board of Trustees, Professor of African American Studies, and Professor of History at Northwestern University
2004
2004 present
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of American History, Adjunct, Michigan State University
2006
Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
In addition to events listed in the chronology, Hine has been an active member of a variety of professional organization, including: American Academy for the Arts and Sciences, Organization of American Historians, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Association of Black Women Historians, Southern Association for Women Historians, Southern Historical Association for Women Historians. She has also served on numerous committees and editorial boards such as the Executive Committee for the National Academy for Critical Studies, and the Editorial Board for the Dictionary of American Nurses.
Sources for biographical information include: Darlene Clark Hine website, www.msu.edu/~hined/ and Northwestern University's Department of African American Studies Core Faculty website.
From the guide to the Darlene Clark Hine Papers, circa 1879-1996, bulk 1950-1996 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
