Perhaps no single author has generated more controversy in recent years than Ibram X. Kendi, whose Stamped from the Beginning—published in versions for both adults and youth—outlines the history of racist ideas in America with devastating clarity. In 2020, Stamped itself was stamped as the second-most challenged book in America.
“… engrossing and relentless… The greatest service Kendi and provide[s] is the ruthless prosecution of American ideas about race for their tensions, contradictions and unintended consequences.” —The Washington Post
Heads up: by covering the roots of America’s systemic racism, be ready for hard and necessary conversations about slavery and a wide spectrum racial violence and hatred.
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