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Stamped from the Beginning (Paperback)
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Stamped from the Beginning (Paperback)
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Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in
a post-racial society, that the election of the first black
president spelled the doom of racism. In fact, racist thought is
alive and well in America--more sophisticated and more insidious
than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues in
Stamped from the Beginning, if we have any hope of
grappling with this stark reality, we must first understand how
racist ideas were developed, disseminated, and enshrined in
American society. In this deeply researched and fast-moving
narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist
ideas and their staggering power over the course of American
history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the life stories
of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the
contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists
and between racists and antiracists. From Puritan minister Cotton
Mather to Thomas Jefferson, from fiery abolitionist William Lloyd
Garrison to brilliant scholar W.E.B. Du Bois to legendary
anti-prison activist Angela Davis, Kendi shows how and why some of
our leading pro-slavery and pro-civil rights thinkers have
challenged or helped cement racist ideas in America. Contrary to
popular conceptions, racist ideas did not arise from ignorance or
hatred. Instead, they were devised and honed by some of the most
brilliant minds of each era. These intellectuals used their
brilliance to justify and rationalize deeply entrenched
discriminatory policies and the nation's racial disparities in
everything from wealth to health. And while racist ideas are easily
produced and easily consumed, they can also be discredited. In
shedding much-needed light on the murky history of racist ideas,
Stamped from the Beginning offers us the tools we need to
expose them--and in the process, gives us reason to hope.
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