However, with the creation of African American Studies, and through research, “most scholars today acknowledge the persistence of African culture in the United States. They no longer accept the idea that African Americans passively acquiesced to oppression, recognizing that, on the contrary, they actively resisted oppression in a variety of ways” (Harris 18). Harris’ quote from The Black Studies Reader demonstrates a positive step forward for scholars in their understanding of African American culture, which was accomplished by the formation of African American Studies
However, with the creation of African American Studies, and through research, “most scholars today acknowledge the persistence of African culture in the United States. They no longer accept the idea that African Americans passively acquiesced to oppression, recognizing that, on the contrary, they actively resisted oppression in a variety of ways” (Harris 18). Harris’ quote from The Black Studies Reader demonstrates a positive step forward for scholars in their understanding of African American culture, which was accomplished by the formation of African American Studies