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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
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challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Dense, detailed look at US history from a lens completely overlooked in the US school system. You'll brush with basic facts you learned long ago, but their rich stories might be completely new. This book calmly yet passionately tells another US history, using five major characters to guide us through various eras.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
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
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