Future Generations with the Wisdom of the Past.
Learn more about African American Studies CurriculumEmpowering Future Generations with the Wisdom of the Past.
The African and African American Studies Curriculum will enable students to learn about the origins, wealth of contributions, and courage of Africans and African Americans from Ancient Africa to the modern Diaspora in the Americas and other parts of the world.
This instruction is essential in promoting the appreciation of diversity and in nurturing the practice of democratic values and institutions in a pluralistic society, while helping young people build a sense of self-esteem so necessary for success in our world. It also complies with Florida State Law adopted in 1994 and revised in 2002.
Diaspora - any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Learn More about the many contributions African Americans have made to our nation at the
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE.
A PEOPLE’S JOURNEY - A NATION’S STORY
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives and how it helped us shape this nation.
We have gathered a few links to national & local organizations that have been apart of many facets of African American History.
The National Association for the Advancment of Colored People(NAACP)
The Hillsborough County Public Library Collaborative
Black History Studies
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Famous Black Writers
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Dr. Carolyn Hepburn Collins
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