Stamped from the Beginning (2023) on Netflix
R20231h 32mAnimationDocumentary
Based on Ibram X. Kendi's book, the documentary explores how racist ideas and images became fixed in American culture. Expert insights and animation trace that history.
- Netflix4.2/5
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Based on the book by Ibram X. Kendi, the documentary uses animation and expert insights to look at how racist ideas took hold in America. It traces the racist images and tropes that became fixed in American culture over the centuries. Angela Davis, Brittney Cooper, Carol Anderson, and other participants appear in the film, and Harriet Jacobs and Gomes de Zurara are also depicted.
