When I took my first African and African American(AFAM) History Class, I began to realize that the history that I have been taught my entire life is not necessarily the whole truth or even part truth. Since then I have made AFAM my minor. This is my attempt to try and discover a different history, one not recognized in the history books of a High School. In most American history books slavery is simply a section in a chapter, not even being recognized as the cause of an entire war. Also Native American's are viewed as a people who started wars and not the true victims as they really are.
I honestly was upset when I started to learn new things in my AFAM classes but I got used to it as time passed. I felt as if I had to go back and re-learn everything that had been taught. So now I am still on my mission to re-educate myself while I am on my journey of higher education. It's great. I learn new things almost everyday. It may sound cheesy but its the truth.
I am thankful for this opportunity to take classes that interest me and impact me in such a tremendous way. Other Universities do not have an actual degree program dedicated to such topics. I am taking this time to learn more about myself and my ancestors history that was never taught to me previously.
