The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Cleo Parker Robinson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Cleo Parker Robinson

6/21/2002; 11/4/2008

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.121

Artistic director, choreographer, and dancer Cleo Parker Robinson (1948 - ) served as the founder and creative executive director of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. Robinson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 6/21/2002 and 11/4/2008, in Denver, Colorado. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 28m 06s

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Robinson, Cleo Parker

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Denver native Cleo Parker Robinson was born on July 17, 1948. She almost died at age ten when her kidneys shut down and a segregated Dallas hospital did not admit her quickly enough to prevent heart failure. A doctor told her she would remain bedridden her entire life, but Robinson refused to believe that. She threw herself into dancing in order to overcome the pain of her body and the racism she faced. Today, she is the executive artistic director and choreographer of the Cleo Parker Robinson D...