Maati Ta-Neter, who earned a master's degree in education from South, is currently an 8th grade world history teacher at Denton Magnet School of Technology in Mobile. She is teaching a new elective course in African American History. The course is in it's pilot year, and Ta-Neter designed the curriculum in a way that students can examine the history and impact of African Americans and their contributions in terms of economics, culture, politics and social awareness. Ta-Neter hopes to empower students with the knowledge of self and others. Quarter one covers the history of West African civilizations and the beginning of the Slave Trade. During the second quarter, students learn about slavery in the New World and the Civil War. Third quarter reviews Reconstruction and Jim Crow. Fourth quarter is an overview of the Civil Rights Movement to the present day.