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Stamped from the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner)

Ibram X. Kendi

This history book explores the creation, spread, and deep-rooted nature of racist ideas in American society. The author, Ibram X. Kendi, argues that racism is still a prevalent issue in America and traces its history through the lives of five major American intellectuals. Kendi explains that racist ideas were created to justify discriminatory policies and ultimately perpetuate racial inequities. Despite the heavy subject matter, Kendi offers hope by providing tools to identify and combat racist thinking. This book won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was named one of the Best Books of the Year by multiple publications.
Publish Date
2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.54
ISBN
9781568585987
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2020-03-01T05:03:35.000Z
For #BHM I will be sharing some of my favorite books by Black Authors 27th Book: Stamped from the Beginning Written by: @DrIbram When I found this book I couldn’t believe that I had never learned about the information in this book. A book everyone should read. Eye-opening!      source
2021-12-31T17:18:53.000Z
These books contain information we should all know—they’re also superbly written.      source
2020-07-26T04:12:58.000Z
@saharazizlaw @DrIbram @ZahraBilloo @schanmalik @KhaledBeydoun I enjoyed this book. I found the arguments compelling critiques of the respectability narratives we’re now seeing from some of our most prominent male Black American Muslim elders.      source