Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Exploring how racist ideas have evolved and impacted American society, this book adapts Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning" for younger readers. Rather than a traditional history text, it examines how racial constructs have been used to gain and maintain power while creating systems that divide and silence people. The narrative takes readers on a journey from the origins of these ideas in Europe to their present-day manifestations, confronting difficult topics including violence and systemic inequality. It ultimately offers hope by showing that antiracist ideas can challenge and replace racist ones.