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AP African American Studies - Core Concepts

Essential vocabulary, foundational themes, and disciplinary skills required for the AP African American Studies course.

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Applying Disciplinary Knowledge

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Skill Category 1. It involves using concepts and methods from history, sociology, literature, and geography to understand the Black experience.

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Source Analysis

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Skill Category 2. The ability to describe claims, evidence, and perspectives within primary and secondary sources about African American life.

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Argumentation

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Skill Category 3. The skill of developing a defensible claim or thesis and supporting it with specific, relevant historical evidence.

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African Diaspora

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The worldwide dispersion of African peoples, often involuntarily via the slave trade, creating communities outside the African continent.

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Intersectionality

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A framework for understanding how overlapping social identities—such as race, gender, and class—create interdependent systems of discrimination.

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