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It argues that discriminatory policy produces racist ideas used to justify it.
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X. Kendi2016 selection · Nonfiction
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
A history of American racist ideas organized around five influential figures and changing political eras.
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