OUR STORIES. OUR LEGACY.

Black AF History

The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

They gave us a chapter. We deserve the whole story.

Meet the people, understand the resistance, and connect the history that helps explain America today. A book to read with pride and pass on with purpose.

  • Stories and perspectives our textbooks left out
  • Sharp humor, illustrations, and chapter quizzes
  • A physical book to keep, revisit, and share
About this book

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America is a researched retelling of American history through Black perspectives.

It combines historical storytelling, cultural commentary, illustrations, and chapter quizzes.

Delivery and order questions

Standard shipping costs $9.99 USD, with a shipping time of 5-9 business days.

For returns or questions about your order, contact us.

Our history. Our voices.
Read with pride.
Pass it on with purpose.

MORE THAN THE HISTORY WE WERE HANDED

How did we get this far without knowing their names?

A fuller story of our people, their choices, and the world they helped shape.

01 / BEFORE THE FAMILIAR BEGINNING

Our story reaches further.

Explore Black presence in America before 1619, the date so often treated as the beginning of our story.

A fuller starting point

02 / THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

We fought for our future.

Follow the resistance, rebellions, and organizing that challenged slavery and reshaped America.

Agency. Resistance. Change.

03 / THE WOMEN BEHIND THE MOVEMENT

Know the women who moved us.

Meet Black women whose leadership and work helped drive the Civil Rights Movement.

Their names belong in our conversations

Archival portrait of Ida B. Wells, Library of Congress
Ida B. Wells · Archival portrait, Library of Congress

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PAGES

We fought. We built. We changed this country.

Our ancestors made choices, took risks, and fought for futures they might never live to see.

Knowing their stories gives us people to understand and a deeper connection to how we got here.

Their names deserve a place in our conversations.

A BOOK TO OPEN. AGAIN AND AGAIN.

History you’ll want to keep reading.

Sharp storytelling. Unapologetic humor. A book that gives us plenty to think about and talk about.

A voice that feels familiar

Conversational writing makes room for laughter, reflection, and difficult truths.

More to notice on the page

Illustrations, sidebars, and chapter quizzes give us more ways to engage.

KNOW IT. KEEP IT. PASS IT ON.

Let’s give our children more than we were given.

Imagine the conversations we can have when we know more of our own story. The questions we can answer. The names we can introduce. The pages we can return to together.

Bring this book home

Read it for yourself. Pass it on with pride.

BEFORE YOU BRING IT HOME

A few things worth knowing.

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Is this a physical book?

Yes. This listing is for a physical copy of Black AF History, not an ebook or audiobook.

Do I need to know a lot about history first?

No prior study is required. The book uses conversational storytelling, sidebars, and illustrations, while also offering detail for readers who already spend time with Black history.

What about shipping and returns?

We currently ship to the United States only. Standard shipping costs $9.99 USD, with a shipping time of 5-9 business days.

For returns or questions about your order, contact us.