Some high school students this fall can take an advanced placement class in African American Studies, the first AP of its kind.

60 schools around the U.S. are currently piloting the new AP African-American Studies Course which has drawn national attention.

Sixty high schools are piloting a new AP African American Studies class. Teachers hope it could help cut through the culture wars.

South Carolina Department of Education has decided to eliminate Advanced Placement African American Studies in its high schools.