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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is a non-fiction book about race in the United States by the American historian Ibram X. Kendi.

Reasons for ban:

author's public statements
contains "selective storytelling elements"
doesn't encompass racism against all people
critical race theory

South Carolina Middle School Removes Book on Anti-Racism from LibraryThe National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has written to Batesburg-Leesville Middle School in South Carolina regarding the removal of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You from the school library. As we understand it, the school removed the book from the library in order to be compliant with South Carolina State Proviso 1.93, which prohibits certain school spending

Books About Racism and Police Violence Fill Out List of ‘Most Challenged’ Titles (Published 2021)After a year dominated by protests against police killings of Black Americans, the books on the list of the most frequently challenged titles of 2020 reflected the movement — and the backlash to it.

Ibram X. Kendi on His New Book and Why Book Banning Is So HarmfulThe MacArthur Genius Grant winner on teaching children about anti-racism, fighting book bans and introducing young children to classic Black literature.

Banned Books 2021 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouBanned Books 2021 - Marshall University Libraries - Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds' Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You - Page on books banned/challenged around the United States for various reasons over the past year - Ron Titus

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