✊🏿ap african american studies review

Predominantly white institutions

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Colleges and universities in the United States where the majority of students, faculty, and administration were white, which Black students began entering in large numbers during the 1960s and 1970s.

AP course connection

Topic 1.1: 1.1 What Is African American Studies?

Unit 1

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