This book is a historical biography and contributions of the life works of Charles H. Williams (1886 to 1978) as Department Chair of Physical Education and founder of the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group. The main focus of the book is to highlight his pioneering efforts in establishing the Creative Dance Group and their use of African diasporic dance in modern choreography. Charles H. Williams contributions to dance were fundamental in shaping the face of modern dance today. Charles H. Williams modern dance program at Hampton Institute instituted in 1934 was innovative in its...