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Stamped from the beginning a graphic history of racist ideas in America

"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists."--

Main Authors: Gill, Joel Christian (Author), Kendi, Ibram X. (Creator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Published: California : Ten Speed Press, [2023]
Edition: First graphic edition.
Subjects:
Racism > United States > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
Race discrimination > Political aspects > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Race discrimination > Economic aspects > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
African Americans > Social conditions > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
African Americans > Social conditions > Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism against Black people > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Anti-racism > Comic books, strips, etc.
Social justice > Comic books, strips, etc.
United States > Race relations > Comic books, strips, etc.
Educational comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novel adaptations.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Summary: "A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists."--
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: 283 pages : chiefly illustrations (black & white) ; 27 cm
ISBN: 9781984859433
1984859439
Author Notes: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic . Dr. Kendi is the author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America , which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, making him the youngest winner of that award. He also produced five #1 New York Times bestsellers, including How to Be an Antiracist , Antiracist Baby , and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You , co-authored by Jason Reynolds. In 2020, Time magazine named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Genius Grant.

Joel Christian Gill is the Chair of the MFA in Visual Narrative at Boston University. He is a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence , cited as one of the best graphic novels of 2020 by The New York Times and for which he was awarded the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize. He wrote the words and drew the pictures for Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride and the award-winning graphic novel series Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History , and Tales of The Talented Tenth , which tell the stories of Bass Reeves, Bessie Stringfield, and Robert Smalls.

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