BLACK STUDIES

"In January 1923, Drs. [Jesse] Moorland and [Charles] Wesley created the African Civilization Section in the History department at Howard. The three subjects that Professor Hansberry taught became the first "Black Studies" courses offered in any major institution in the United States." P. 26, HONORING PROFESSOR WILLIAM LEO HANSBERRY (1894-1965) by Kaba Hiawatha Kamene (2016)