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A review by kimreads14
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
challenging
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Before I get into the actual review, do yourself a favor: LISTEN to the audiobook, and read the book at the same time! By listening to the audiobook, you'll be able to GET what is meant to be understood, especially when Harriot shares family histories. Reading the physical book at the same time will allow you to take notes.
Ok now for the review:
Mr Harriot, THANK YOU. Thank you for all the research that you did, and for sharing it with the world. The second part of the title is The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, and honestly, it is ON POINT.
So many times in classes on US history, I was like... "but wait this doesn't add up". Well, now it does.
Michael Harriot gives an unforgivable and unbothered account of how the US came to be the US, how through the labor of hundreds of thousands of people, they came to "rule the world." But most importantly, he goes into detail. Details of every important part of the story, from revolution attempts to detailing how the New World experiment almost failed before it got started.
Harriot covers so many seminal moments of US history and how these were either shaped by blacks or shaped to control blacks.
This book is mind-blowing! And if 6 ⭐️ were available, I would give them to this book.
PS: the audiobook also allows you to laugh out loud because while the topic is sad and shows so much about human cruelty, Michael Harriot also manages to input some humor at the right times.
Absolutely incredible!
Ok now for the review:
Mr Harriot, THANK YOU. Thank you for all the research that you did, and for sharing it with the world. The second part of the title is The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, and honestly, it is ON POINT.
So many times in classes on US history, I was like... "but wait this doesn't add up". Well, now it does.
Michael Harriot gives an unforgivable and unbothered account of how the US came to be the US, how through the labor of hundreds of thousands of people, they came to "rule the world." But most importantly, he goes into detail. Details of every important part of the story, from revolution attempts to detailing how the New World experiment almost failed before it got started.
Harriot covers so many seminal moments of US history and how these were either shaped by blacks or shaped to control blacks.
This book is mind-blowing! And if 6 ⭐️ were available, I would give them to this book.
PS: the audiobook also allows you to laugh out loud because while the topic is sad and shows so much about human cruelty, Michael Harriot also manages to input some humor at the right times.
Absolutely incredible!