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In "Stamped from the Beginning," Ibram X. Kendi uses rigorous research to trace the evolution of anti‑black racism in the United States. He examines the influence of five prominent American thinkers—Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Angela Davis—to show how racist ideas were crafted to justify discriminatory policies and perpetuate racial inequities. Kendi argues that these ideas persist in a sophisticated, insidious form, even as some claim a post‑racial society. The book offers readers the historical context and tools needed to confront and dismantle racist thinking, while also providing a foundation for hope and change.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Ibram X. Kendi
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