From acclaimed columnist and political com mentator Michael Harriot\, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retell ing \;of \;American \;history \;that corrects \;the&nb sp\;record and showcases \;the \;perspectives and experiences \;of \;Black \;Americans. America's backstory is a \;whitewash ed \;mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is \;the&nbs p\;story \;of \;the \;pilgrims on \;the \;Mayflower bu ilding a new nation. It is George Washington's cherry tree and Abraham Lin coln's log cabin. It is \;the \;fantastic tale \;of \;slav es that spontaneously teleported themselves here with nothing but strong b acks and negro spirituals. It is a sugarcoated legend based on an almost t rue \;story. It should come as no surprise that \;the \;domina nt narrative \;of \;American \;history \;is blighted with errors and oversights--after all\, \;history \;books were written by white men with their perspectives at \;the \;forefront. It coul d even be said that \;the \;devaluation and erasure \;of \ ;the \;Black \;experience is as American as apple pie. In "Black&n bsp\;AF \;History\," Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version& nbsp\;of \;American \;history. Combining unapologetically provocat ive storytelling with meticulous research based on primary sources as well as \;the \;work \;of \;pioneering \;Black \;histo rians\, scholars\, and journalists\, Harriot removes \;the \;white sugarcoating from \;the \;American \;story\, placing \;Bl ack \;people squarely at \;the \;center. With incisive wit\, H arriot speaks hilarious truth to oppressive power\, subverting conventiona l historical narratives with little-known \;stories \;about \; the \;experiences \;of \;Black \;Americans. From \;the \;African Americans who arrived before 1619 to \;the \;unensl avable bandit who inspired America's first police force\, this long overdu e corrective provides a revealing look into our past that is as urgent as it is necessary. For too long\, we have refused to acknowledge that Americ an \;history \;is white \;history. Not this one. This \;hi story \;is \;Black \;AF.-- Provided by publisher.
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