African Americans presentation (original) (raw)
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Front cover illustration: Covers of books about African American Studies. For full citations see references, page 14. 1. Black intellectual history, including ongoing research on the current state of Black Studies through surveys, case studies, comparative studies of other ethnic studies units, and so on 2. Interdisciplinary study of the Black American Experience 3. Global connections and diaspora dialogues 4. Application, that is, putting theory into practice, particularly through 5. Creative use of new technologies. Led by Professor Abdul Alkalimat, the production of this report has been an interesting and instructive collaboration among faculty members and students at the University of Illinois based in African American Studies, the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, and the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership in the College of Education. It represents a model not i only for collective research but how the intellectual resources of faculty and students in African American Studies-both graduate students and advanced undergraduates-could be rallied to produce more information that is valuable to the field as a whole. In 1968, the year before Black Studies was first established at the University of Illinois, W. E. B. Du Bois wrote about the research task of higher education in supporting the development of Black America. Referencing his own words from 1935, he said: "Instead of the occasional snapshots of [African American] social conditions which was the social study of yesterday, we must aim at a continuously moving picture of ever increasing range and accuracy" (Du Bois 1968, page 312). This report is just one response to his call.
African Americans also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest racial and ethnic minority in the United States. They are descendants of enslaved blacks of the United States.
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This chapter from Gupta and Ferguson (1997) explores the historiography of African Studies in the U.S. and argues that the field has been forged through the peculiar American institution of racism.
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Several metaphors such as, "melting pot" or "salad bowl," have been used to describe the American society. Despite these attempts geared towards racial integration, minorities are still living in the margins of the American society and are erased from its history in general. Based on a heroic model, American history speaks about the achievements of the white male middle class and wipes out the significant inventions and innovations of the African-American minority, which have transformed America for the best. This article aims at empowering the African American community by throwing light on its forgotten past. It subverts the idea that there is only one history of the USA that is worth discussing.
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