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Course Description
AP African American Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with rich and varied sources. Students explore key topics that extend from early African kingdoms to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment.
(https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-african-american-studies/about-the-course)
AP African American Studies Course Framework
AP African American Studies Course Framework
The course framework in the AP African American Studies Course and Exam Description (CED) (.pdf) is organized by four thematic units that follow a chronological flow across the course. Throughout each unit, students build interdisciplinary analytical skills through deep encounters with a wide range of texts and sources.
Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora (~900 BCE–16th century)
Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance (16th century–1865)
Unit 3: The Practice of Freedom (1865–1940s)
Unit 4: Movements and Debates (1940s–2000s)
(https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-african-american-studies/about-the-course)
Summer Assignment
Due: September 30, 2025
Ancient African Kingdoms Museum Exhibit Project.docx
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