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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is there an AP African-American Studies course?[/quote]

Worse, why is it based in the already-debunked 1619 nyt propaganda project?[/quote]

Take the AP that interests you and stop whining about what subjects interest other students [/quote]

Propaganda should not be in our schools.

That course stinks of obvious propaganda.

If you want to dull and misinform yourself, buy a book and read it. But don't force bs on others, much less hijacking educational channels.[/quote]

When a sliver of history is falsely labeled "propaganda" you lose the debate. There is merit to the African-American story within the broader US History. If you don't have interest in it, that is your right to ignore it, but just because you want to be ignorant doesn't mean others have to be ignorant.[/quote]

+1. And the proposed readings seem totally appropriate. I doubt I'd agree with all of the opinions in them, but by the time you're taking a course of this level you should be able to read controversial opinions to understand them. I don't get the dumbing down of the curriculum by insisting on taking out ideas because some people disagree with them.[/quote]

Queer intersectionality as a part of African American studies?  That's a bit insulting.[/quote]

You're welcome to find it insulting. What you can't do, honestly, is claim that there aren't Black writers who see queer experiences as having relevance to the study of African American experiences. Studying those people is totally appropriate for students aiming at a college level course in African American studies.

Sometimes students are going to read things that one or more of them might find insulting. We read defenses of slavery when I was studying US history in school, because understanding that is important, even though it was definitely insulting to some students in the class. Stop coddling kids and let them read things you disagree with.[/quote]

The American experience is being rooted as "the other" as compared to majority culture, so there is a relevant parallel that can be explored.[/quote]

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