Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

The acclaimed columnist and journalist Michael Harriot, a searingly funny and clever recount of American history that rewrites the inaccurate information and reveals the experiences and perspectives that are unique to Black Americans.

America's history is a mythology that has been whitewashed and ingrained in our collective memories. It tells the tale of the pilgrims who travelled on the Mayflower to create a new country. It's George Washington's cherry tree, and Abraham Lincoln's log house. It's the amazing story of slaves who transported themselves to the cabin with only strong backs and the negro spirituals. It's a sugar-coated legend based on a real tale.

It should not come as a surprise that the story that is the basis of American history is littered with omissions and mistakes. After all, these was written by white males with their views in the top of their list. One could say that the loss of value and denial of the Black experiences are the same American as apple pie.

The book, Black AF History, Michael Harriot provides a more precise view of American history. Incorporating uncompromisingly provocative storytelling with careful research using primary sources and the work of a number of groundbreaking Black historians journalist, scholars, and scholars, Harriot removes the white sugarcoat from the American history, placing Black people right in the middle. With sharp and witty wit, Harriot speaks hilarious truth to the oppressive power of the state by subverting the conventional narratives of history by revealing the largely untold life experiences and experiences of Black Americans. Starting with African Americans who arrived before 1619 to the bandit who was not enslaved who sparked America's first law enforcement force. The long-overdue correction offers a fascinating glimpse into our past that is just as urgent as it is essential. For so long, we've not acknowledged the fact that Americanhistory is a history of white people. But not this one. This one is black AF.