Analysis of Stamped from the Beginning By Ibram X. Kendi

By Quantum Press

The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.In fact, racist thought is alive and well in America - more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. Kendi argues in Stamped from the Beginning, if we have any hope of grappling with this stark reality, we must first understand how racist ideas were developed, disseminated, and enshrined in American society. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the life stories of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists.Contrary to popular conceptions, racist ideas did not arise from ignorance or hatred.Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. As Kendi shows, racist ideas did not arise from ignorance or hatred.In shedding light on this history, Stamped from the Beginning offers us the tools we need to expose racist thinking.To Get it NOW Click on Buy Now

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08CN4L2Y2
• ISBN13: 9798664920314
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"