Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
📚 Why We Recommend ItIf you’re ready to unlearn the whitewashed myths of American history and grapple with its unvarnished truth, Black AF History is a revolutionary must-read.
Michael Harriot, acclaimed columnist and cultural critic, strips away the sugary veneer of mainstream narratives with razor-sharp wit and meticulous research. Drawing on primary sources and the work of Black scholars, he centers the voices and stories erased by white-dominated history: African Americans who arrived long before 1619, the "unenslavable" rebels who inspired America’s first police force, and countless others whose lives have been marginalized.
A New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award nominee, this book doesn’t shy away from history’s absurdity or cruelty—it mocks the myth of Pilgrims "building a nation" from scratch, dismantles the lie that enslaved people "saved themselves with spirituals alone," and leaves readers laughing, raging, and rethinking everything they thought they knew. As Ibram X. Kendi puts it, it evokes "the full range of human emotions: laughter, rage, sadness, love of Black resistance."
Over 432 pages, Harriot weaves race, economics, and politics into a narrative that’s as urgent as it is eye-opening. Whether you’re seeking to fill gaps in your historical knowledge or understand the roots of today’s social tensions, this book is an essential guide. It’s not a polite history—it’s sharp, unapologetic, and powerfully true. Because let’s be clear: American history, when unwhitewashed, is Black AF.
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