Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

by Ibram X. Kendi

Book Overview

The National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.

Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America -- it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568585985
• ISBN13: 9781568585987
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Correcting the false narratives about African people in his/ her/our/story ❤️.

Stamped from the beginning is an excellent narrative about the centuries of anti- black thinking that has been presented at a true representation of melanated people. From the tv commercials, theatrical productions, institutional policies and many other examples spanning 400 years, this author has corrected the narrative with the help of female scholars of African American descent. This book will change the false history you were taught and expand your thinking on the brilliant of the ancestors and what was in them is now within you ❤️.

Excellent read.

Helps people understand how america got to where it’s at. It’s not always pretty but when is history ever pretty?

Essential Reading

A deep dive into just how racism started in America and Europe and how it has been perpetuated into the tangled, complicated mess it is today. Essential reading for understanding how we move forward and how we can identify systems and actions that are rooted in centuries old patterns.