Discussion Post: Africa-America Studies
• Define African American Studies and describe its major purpose and educational and social objectives.
• What is the dilemma and controversy surrounding Black identity? How has Black identity changed or been transformed since the 1960s?
• What is the main difference between the Black Philosophers and Philosophy of the 18th and 19th centuries and the 20th centuries?
• Identify the Black Philosophers mentioned in Chapter 1 and their significance (be brief but specific):
o David Walker
o Sojourner Truth
o Maria Stewart
o Henry Highland Garnet
o Frederick Douglass
o Mary Ann Shadd Cary
o Booker T. Washington
o Anna Julia Cooper
o Ida B. Wells-Barnett
o William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
o Carter G. Woodson
o Alain Leroy Locke
o Marcus Garvey
o Zora Neale Hurston
o Charles Johnson
o E. Franklin Frazier
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.