AFA 2000 Week 2 & 3 quiz correctly
answered to pass
When were Afro-American and Africana Studies programs founded in colleges and universities?
- correct answer ✔✔1960s and 1970s
What has become the generic name for programs that focus on black history and culture? -
correct answer ✔✔Black Studies
Why do some people prefer the term "Africana Studies"? - correct answer ✔✔It spans both
North and South America, the Caribbean, and the African continent.
Why did some white college administrators initially criticize black studies programs? - correct
answer ✔✔They claimed that programs would lower academic standards
During what decade did administrators generally first become eager to improve the quality of
their black studies programs and departments? - correct answer ✔✔1980s
When was USF's Africana Studies program founded? - correct answer ✔✔1969
Which Florida University granted the first B.A. in African American Studies? - correct answer
✔✔USF
Why did USF's program change its name to "Africana Studies" in the 1990s? - correct answer
✔✔To reflect its "Diasporan" focus
Who wrote The Mis-education of the Negro? - correct answer ✔✔Carter G. Woodson
answered to pass
When were Afro-American and Africana Studies programs founded in colleges and universities?
- correct answer ✔✔1960s and 1970s
What has become the generic name for programs that focus on black history and culture? -
correct answer ✔✔Black Studies
Why do some people prefer the term "Africana Studies"? - correct answer ✔✔It spans both
North and South America, the Caribbean, and the African continent.
Why did some white college administrators initially criticize black studies programs? - correct
answer ✔✔They claimed that programs would lower academic standards
During what decade did administrators generally first become eager to improve the quality of
their black studies programs and departments? - correct answer ✔✔1980s
When was USF's Africana Studies program founded? - correct answer ✔✔1969
Which Florida University granted the first B.A. in African American Studies? - correct answer
✔✔USF
Why did USF's program change its name to "Africana Studies" in the 1990s? - correct answer
✔✔To reflect its "Diasporan" focus
Who wrote The Mis-education of the Negro? - correct answer ✔✔Carter G. Woodson
