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Black AF History by Michael Harriot: Review, Summary and Fact Check

Black AF History promises the un-whitewashed story of America, told like a stand-up set. Hailey gives her honest review, summarizes the book's big ideas, fact-checks eight of its wildest stories, and recommends six books to read next.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:21 Welcome
0:50 The Review
5:02 The Summary
10:10 The Real Story
15:23 What To Read Next
18:13 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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