TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 14, 2022

Memphis schools have offered elective African American history and literature classes for nearly three decades, Chalkbeat reports. But next school year, White Station High School will offer a more comprehensive and collaborative curriculum shaped by professors from colleges and universities throughout the country. The program is part of a 60-school pilot project that will provide a more expansive view of African history, new AP course offerings, and opportunities for high school students to earn college credit. Educators have long been concerned that students, especially Black students, are not well educated about the history of Black Americans, including key court cases and constitutional amendments that addressed past wrongs.