AP African American Studies Resource Archive

AP African American Studies Resource Library

A color photograph of large number of students on a campus pathway, flanked at either end by brick gates. In front of them are campus police officers in uniform, some wearing helmets.

The Continuum of Athletic Activism

with Len Elmore

Learn about how Elmore’s time in the ABA and NBA coincided with a larger history of athletes responding to political issues.

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The Great Dismal Swamp

with Marcus P. Nevius

Learn why this region of Virginia and North Carolina became fertile ground for maroon communities.

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A color photograph of two Black teammates from the Oakland Raiders in the team uniform kneeling on one knee as coaches and staff around them stand with right hands over their hearts.

Athletes in Protest

with Kevin Blackistone

Learn about the long path to protests led by Colin Kaepernick and their aftermath.
 

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Image of a Benjamin Banneker postal stamp featuring a portrait of Banneker with a smaller, full-body illustration of Banneker with a telescope in the foreground.

African American Scientists

with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Learn more about some of the most notable African American scientists and their discoveries, from Benjamin Banneker to Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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