AP African American Studies Resource Archive | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Ayesha Rascoe, a Black woman, is smiling, wearing a tan suit with a white scoop neck shirt, teardrop earrings, and bright pink lipstick. The background is a bright yellow backdrop.

HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience

with Ayesha Rascoe

Learn more about the experience of individuals who attended an HBCU.

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Bert Williams, a Black man, wearing a black coat and white collar.

Representation on the Stage, Screen, and Airwaves

by Kenya Davis-Hayes

Explore the history of Black performance from Reconstruction through the 1960s.

Essay

Hidden History: Jessie McGuire Dent

with Tommie Boudreaux, Samuel Collins III, Diane Henderson, and Faye Williams

Explore McGuire Dent’s role in fighting racial discrimination and organizing the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

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