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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
24 reviews
brookey8888's review
3.5
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and War
ashleyreads88's review
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Hate crime
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Genocide, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Slavery
meganpbennett's review
5.0
My only complaint about Stamped is how Kendi introduces the reader to people. He will describe the person, saying where they were from, maybe what job they held, and why they are important in the moment they are mentioned. Only then will he name the person. Most of those paragraphs would have been much more powerful had the person in question been identified in the first sentence, instead of in the second or third sentence.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Police brutality, Death, Sexual assault, Genocide, and Misogyny
Moderate: Homophobia
rupl's review against another edition
5.0
I learned new parts of history and re-learned many others, all the while learning not to characterize individuals, but each of their actions. The book compiles countless examples of segregation, assimilation, and finally antiracism, from fleeting moments to entire legacies of individuals. By methodically reading from start to finish, and looking at example after example of each ideology I formed a better, more accurate view of history as it relates to power, racist policy erected to protect the powerful, and the racist ideas that get created in order to defend racist policies.
Graphic: Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Gun violence
Moderate: Antisemitism, Colonisation, Homophobia, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
nytephoenyx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual assault
decklededgess's review
5.0
Perhaps the most depressing yet enlightening tidbit was in the epilogue where the author says something along the lines of: you can't expect people to be altruistic but they certainly can function with "intelligent self interest" to see that the systems they protect actually do not help them at all.
Which....yeah dude that's exactly it.
Moderate: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
tabitha_isabelle's review
4.25
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
andreiaoh's review
5.0
although this positions itself as "not a history book", i truly believe that this should be required reading for everyone. from the 15th century to the 21st, this book captures the enduring struggles that black people in america have had to endure in such a comprehensive and detailed matter, whilst still managing to not come across as overly dry. despite how dense this read was (it took me over a month to fully get through this balanced with all my school work and a bunch of other reads in between), i was still enthralled from beginning to end.
will perhaps write a proper review in the future but im struggling to string words together with my last two brain cells.
lastly, i highly suggest reading this via audiobook format too as it can speed up the reading process and also v good for understanding some of the historical events and other large chunks of information!
Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality