| | African American studies -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | African American studies, or Black studies, is an interdisciplinary (additional info and facts about academic field) academic field devoted to the study of the history, culture, and politics of (additional info and facts about African American) African Americans. |
 | | Departments of African American studies were first created in the (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s and (The decade from 1970 to 1979) 1970s as a result of student and faculty activism at many universities. |
 | | The creation of programs and departments in Black studies was a common demand of protests and (A form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move) sit-ins by minority students and their allies, who felt that their cultures and interests were underserved by the traditional academic structures. |
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