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New Jersey High School Students Learn How Their Communities Shaped Local Black History
Josiah Hardy, an 11th grader, says he always passes by a small cemetery near the river that runs by his grandmother's home.
February 25, 2025
For Rancocas Valley Regional High School students in Burlington County, New Jersey, their AP African American Studies class teaches more than the typical history lesson. More than a handful of students raised their hands proudly after learning their familiar neighborhoods played a critical part in shaping local Black history.
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Josiah Hardy, an 11th grader, says he always passes by a small cemetery near the river that runs by his grandmother's home.
"There's a little graveyard of the soldiers from the Civil War, specifically Black soldiers," Hardy explained during class.
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Josiah Hardy, an 11th grader at Rancocas Valley High School/CBS Philadelphia
The historic Timbuctoo Cemetery, part of the Zion Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal African Church/CBS Philadelphia
Wakisha Bailey (left) and Guy Weston (right) in 2024/CBS Philadelphia
AP African American History teacher Cheryl Cliver/CBS Philadelphia
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