This is NOT a history book. It is a book about the here and now, written to help readers understand why the United States is where it is on matters of race. Jason Reynolds, using research by Ibram X. Kendi, examines how the construct of race has been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence, and to shape institutions and ideas.
Stamped traces how racist ideas began and were spread across American life and shows how those ideas can be discredited. Reynolds’s clear, fast-paced narrative highlights the many insidious forms of racist thinking and outlines ways readers can identify and counteract racist thoughts. A version for younger readers, Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You, is also available.
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Stamped is Jason Reynolds's fast-paced exploration of racism and antiracism in America, built on research by Ibram X. Kendi. The book traces how racist ideas originated and were propagated through institutions and culture, and how the construct of race has been used to gain and maintain power and to silence communities. The central conflict contrasts entrenched racist ideologies with efforts to discredit and dismantle them; Reynolds lays out concrete ways readers can recognize, challenge, and counteract racist thinking.
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G-NRIS™ identifies Stamped primarily as Nonfiction, Social Science, and History. Its strongest themes include Racism and Antiracism, Power and Oppression, and Social Justice. Prominent narrative patterns include Historical Analysis, Call to Action, and Educational Narrative.
Readers connected to this book most often reflect General Literary Reader and Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Mystery, and Literary Fiction. They are commonly drawn to themes such as Grief and Loss, Exploring The Fractured Self, Exploring Justice And Consequence, and Family Secrets.
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