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A review by decklededgess
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Most non fiction books give me the vocabulary to communicate ideas I was already familiar with this is an invaluable asset. This one though... I have come across a LOT of new information and innumerable ways of seeing through the societal structures we protect that continue to uphold racism and white supremacy.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery