Stamp By Ibram X Chapter Summaries

Imagine living in a world where thievery, abuse, murder, and assault are all allowed. In the book Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi, and Jason Reynolds all of the above crimes were permitted, at least when these crimes were committed against black people. The book takes place in the years 1728 to 1963, and the storyline circles around racism and enslavement. The authors convey many important messages in the book, but I will focus on two specific ideas that are particularly resonant. The authors’ claim about racism is that racism is deeply flawed at its core. Although, many people at that time had different beliefs about racism (which the authors prove wrong). The authors develop this idea in numerous instances when they take a “Timeout” to explain

They start to develop these ideas at the beginning of the book while the authors lay the foundations for the later chapters of the book. These two ideas (racism is deeply flawed at it’s core, anti racism is necessary) are also developed when the authors show their point of view on some of the old fashioned colonial views.

The authors’ claim on racism is that racism is a horrific, and terrible force. The authors’ also think that all claims to excuse racism, and its intentions, are false. One example of this is on page #70, where the text states, “Time in”. Africans are not savages.” This quote supports my claim because it shows how the authors find that the theories concerning why colonizers thought that Africans were savages, were false. Another example of my claim is on page #40 where the text states, “This would branch off into another ridiculous idea.” This quote supports my claim because by calling the idea “ridiculous” it displays how, in the authors’ opinion, the theories that the colonizers made to justify their actions were all fabricated and invalid. The authors claim concerning anti racism is that, not being racist isn’t enough, you have to be above the standard and be anti-racist to meet

One example of this is on page #32, where the text states, “Assimilationists are people who like you, but only with quotation marks”. Like. “Like” you, meaning they like you but only because you like them.” This quote displays how the authors think that assimilationists (people who are not racists or anti-racists) are not ideal and that there is a lot more that they could be doing to help. Another example of this is on page #32, where the text states, “And then there are anti-racists. They like you because you’re like you.” This quote supports my claim because it displays how anti-racists are fully trying to stop and abolish slavery. They are exemplary people, because they not only care enough to try, but most importantly, they care enough to try for no personal gain. These two claims are further developed by showing the authors point of view on racist ideas. One example of this is on page #41, where the text states, “he argued that the slave was just part of a loving family unit that was ordered in a particular way. And that the souls, and the potential of the souls, are equal, but not