1.1 What is African American Studies?
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What is African American Studies?
An interdisciplinary field that uses scholarly inquiry to analyze the history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent in the U.S. and throughout the African diaspora
Who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History?
Carter G. Woodson.
When was the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History founded?
1915
Who promoted the study of Black history and co-founded the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois.
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
What publications did Carter G. Woodson create to promote Black history?
The Journal of Negro History and the Negro History Bulletin.
Why did Woodson promote publications about Black history?
To combat negative portrayals and omissions of Black people in history and media.
What are two examples of Africa's connections with the wider world?
The spread of Islam from the Arabian Peninsula and European awareness of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca.
What African textile became a symbol of African heritage and pride in the United States?
Kente cloth
What did the FLN fight for?
Algerian independence from French colonial rule.
What liberation leader was associated with learning guerrilla warfare techniques through Algeria?
Nelson Mandela.
What U.S. Black political organization received full diplomatic recognition from Algeria?
The Black Panther Party.
Why is the 1969 Pan-African Cultural Festival significant?
It demonstrated the international cultural and political connections among African and diasporic peoples during the era of decolonization and Black liberation.
What was the primary aim of the Civil Rights Movement?
To challenge and dismantle racial segregation and the Jim Crow system and secure equal rights.
What did the Black Power Movement promote?
Black pride, self-determination, empowerment, and rejection of imposed dominant cultural standards.
What did Sweatt v. Painter help establish?
It helped dismantle racial segregation in graduate and professional programs.
What did Brown v. Board of Education challenge?
Segregation in public education