In the rush to redefine the place of black Americans in contemporary society, many radical activists and academics have mounted a campaign to destroy traditional American history and replace it with a politicized version that few would recognize. According to the new radical orthodoxy, the United States was founded as a racist nation—and everything that has happened throughout our history must be viewed through the lens of the systemic oppression of black people.

Rejecting this false narrative, a collection of the most prominent and respected black scholars and thinkers has come together to correct the record and tell the true story of black Americans in all its complexity, diversity of experience, and poignancy.

Collectively, they paint a vivid picture of black people living the grand American experience, however bumpy the road may be along the way. But rather than a people apart, blacks are woven into the united whole that makes this nation unique in history.

Featuring Essays by:

John Sibley Butler
Jason D. Hill
Colman Cruz Hughes
John McWhorter
Clarence Page
Wilfred Reilly
Shelby Steele
Carol M. Swain

Dean Nelson
Charles Love
Rev. Corey Brook
Stephen L. Harris
Harold A. Black
Stephanie Deutsch
Yaya J. Fanusie
Ian Rowe
John Wood, Jr.
Joshua Mitchell
Robert Cherry
Rev. DeForest Black Soaries, Jr.