Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

Black AF History by Michael Harriot, a New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award nominee, offers a bold, witty, and deeply researched retelling of American history through the lens of Black experiences. Harriot challenges the whitewashed myths of America’s past—stories written by white men that minimize or erase Black contributions—and replaces them with truth rooted in primary sources and Black scholarship. With sharp humor and fearless commentary, he uncovers overlooked figures and events, from Africans in America before 1619 to the origins of policing. Both enlightening and entertaining, this book reclaims the narrative, proving that American history is—and always has been—Black AF.