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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

  • Written by Chad Williams, Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studiesScholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.Underwood Archives/Getty Images

The opening days of Black History Month 2023 have coincided with controversy about the teaching and broader meaning of African American studies.

On Feb. 1, 2023, the College Board released a revised curriculum for its newly developed Advanced Placement African American studies...

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