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Professor Erik McDuffie and Camryn Burkins (MA/MS student in History and Information) discussing African history on the front steps of African American Studies

Professor, Erik McDuffie, and Camryn Burkins having class at the Department of African American Studies, Fall '24 semester.  Camryn is an MA/MS student in the history and information science program, who is taking an independent study with professor McDuffie on African and the African diaspora.