The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Darlene Blackburn

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Darlene Blackburn

8/9/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.120

Choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor Darlene Blackburn (1942 - ) founded the Darlene Blackburn Dance Troupe, incorporating ethnic dancing that she studied while traveling in Jamaica and West Africa. She has worked as a dance instructor at numerous institutions and served as a choreographer for a number of productions. Blackburn was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/9/2004, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 28m 39s

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Blackburn, Darlene.

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Dancer and dance instructor Darlene Blackburn was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 12, 1942. Her mother, Cora, was a homemaker and her stepfather, Richard, worked for the Ford Motor Company. The oldest of four children, Blackburn attended the Chicago Public Schools, earning her high school diploma in 1960. She later returned to school, earning her B.A. degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 1984 and her M.S. from Chicago State University in 1987.Blackburn began dancing at an early age,...