Hine Sight: Black Women and the Re-Construction of American History

by Darlene Clark Hine

Blacks in the Diaspora

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The history of African American women has become an important topic in the intellectual life of this country in the last fifteen years; and Darlene Clark Hine has been one of those most responsible for bringing the subject to its current level of importance." --from the Foreword by John Hope Franklin In this absolutely needed collection of essays by one of the leading American historians of our generation, the richly intertwined community-making and self-making that shaped the historical show more experience of African American women shines out like a beacon." --Susan M. Reverby, Luella LaMer Associate Professor for Women's Studies, Wellesley College show less

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Darlene Clark Hine was born in Morley, Missouri on February 7, 1947. She received a BA from Roosevelt University in 1968 and a MA and PhD from Kent State University in 1970 and 1975, respectively. She is considered a leading historian of the African American experience who helped found the field of black women's history. She has taught at South show more Carolina State College, Purdue University, and Michigan State University. She has written numerous books including Black Victory: The Rise and Fall of the White Primary in Texas; When the Truth Is Told: Black Women's Community and Culture in Indiana, 1875-1950; Black Women in White: Racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession, 1890-1950; and Speak Truth to Power: The Black Professional Class in United States History. (Publisher Provided) show less

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Hine Sight: Black Women and the Re-Construction of American History
Original publication date
1997-03-01

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Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, History, Sociology
DDC/MDS
305.48Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial group - Age, Gender, EthnicityWomenSpecific groups of women
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E185.86 .H67History of the United StatesUnited StatesElements in the populationAfro-AmericansStatus and development since emancipation
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