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A Colorado high school is one of 60 nationwide teaching AP African American Studies for first time

Overland High’s class covers African empires, slavery and U.S. civil rights movement

Students take notes during AP African-American Studies at Overland High School on Nov. 1, 2022, in Aurora. The AP African-American Studies course is part of a national pilot class that about 60 schools nationwide are participating in. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Students take notes during AP African-American Studies at Overland High School on Nov. 1, 2022, in Aurora. The AP African-American Studies course is part of a national pilot class that about 60 schools nationwide are participating in. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
By | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The AP African American Studies class has been in the works for about a decade, and the pilot program, which includes Aurora's Overland High School, is slated to expand to hundreds of more high schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the College Board.
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