Hine, Darlene Clark

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)