Who are you and are you really who you think you are? Dr. Miles helps the reader to understand these questions for people of African descent. He provides thorough research on the true identity of the subjugated captives who were dispersed to foreign lands. In his groundbreaking analysis, he provides you with so much 'Moor' to the discourse on the topic of identity for those who were already here as well as the individuals who were forcibly brought to the Americas.

T. Owens Moore, Clark Atlanta University

By offering insightful evidence for a time period that is generally viewed through the lens of enslavement and the binary of enslaved or free, Larry Miles enriches the historical narrative of the Black experience in the Americas before the 20th century and expands academic discourse that intersects Blackness, migration, and exploration.

Ebony Gibson, Georgia Gwinnett College

With detailed analysis grounded in extensive historical research, Larry Miles writes a startling and convincing counternarrative to the history of Black people’s racial history.

Georgene Bess Montgomery, Clark Atlanta University