Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. In shedding light on this history, Stamped from the Beginning offers us the tools we need to expose racist thinking.

"Kendi has done something that's damn near impossible: write a book about racism that breaks new ground, while being written in a way that's accessible to the nonacademic. If you've ever been interested in how racist ideas spread throughout the United States, this is the book to read." ⁠ ~ The Root