Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
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Tracing the evolution of racist thought in America from the nation’s earliest foundations to the present day, this definitive history follows how ideas about race were invented, justified, and institutionalized. Through a sweeping, evidence-driven narrative, it shows how influential thinkers and social movements shaped public policy, education, and everyday life—often by disguising prejudice as “science,” morality, or common sense. At its core, the book examines the mechanisms of power behind racial hierarchy and challenges readers to confront how language and ideology can manufacture inequality. Written in Ibram X. Kendi’s incisive, accessible style, it blends historical scholarship with urgent moral clarity to illuminate why racist ideas persist—and what it takes to dismantle them.
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paperback
Bold Type Books
Published Jan 1, 2016
592 pages
ISBN: 9781568584638
paperback
Penguin Random House
Published Jan 1, 2017
759 pages
ISBN: 9781473549470
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
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