A review by mannifran
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

5.0

This is how history should be taught.

This not history book contains all the content standard history books are missing. It gives the reader a way to understand the problem that is racism in a way that is engaging and fun. This book was fun to read. This book gives hope. Racism is still a huge problem today, as the book details, history likes to repeat itself. However, the book goes to give examples and details, with sources, that show prominent antiracists and their journeys to becoming antiracist. Essentially anyone can become antiracist. The first step is to learn the history of racism and this book is the perfect guide.

The tone of the book stays light even when covering some pretty brutal racists and doesn't mince around slavery and the civil rights movement. The book also shows black women playing key roles in the movement. Some of which, history classes most definitely never talked about.

This book allows the reader to digest, pause, and reflect and learn what antiracism is really all about.