Black AF History

Please read this book before it's banned. I consider myself knowledgeable about structural racism and American history (I read [b:The 1619 Project 49814857 The 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590129414l/49814857.SX50.jpg 95241725] the week it was published in The Times after all). But I was infuriated and horrified by how much new information I learned from Black AF History. Journalist and podcaster Harriot covers more than five centuries of American white supremacy in less than 400 pages, peppering the book with justifiable anger and gallows humor. The latter includes snarky textbook-like quizzes, rants from his crazy “Uncle Rob,” and several surreal conversations with a “racist baby” about reparations and the myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Just for funsies he throws in lighter fare about Southern food vs. soul food, and how to tell if your house of worship is truly a Black Church. I acknowledge my white female privilege in reading and reviewing this book.