Colleges and Universities Offering the Largest Number of Black Studies Courses From: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | Date: July 31, 2003| Author: | Copyright CH II Publishers, Inc. Jul 31, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

IN his 1942 book The Negro and Our History, Carter G. Woodson wrote, "We should emphasize not Negro history but the Negro in history." Over the past three decades a discipline generally labeled as black studies has attempted to follow through on Dr. Woodson's advice. Clearly, the emergence of black studies occurred because the African American in the United States was no longer willing to be, as Ralph Ellison accurately labeled him, "The Invisible Man."

The emergence of black studies programs has resulted in a significant number of college courses and seminars studying African Americans. ...

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