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Stamped from the Beginning

If we do that, then we realize thatAbraham Lincoln is a perplexing character, and...

If we do that, then we realize that
Abraham Lincoln is a perplexing character, and especially in the history
of Black people in America

Full Transcript

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If we do that, then we realize that Abraham Lincoln is a perplexing character,
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and especially in the history of Black people in America.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:25
Uploaded
Apr 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
One Story Up Productions,story27

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Movie Summary

A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".
Look, I'm half Abraham Lincoln, so... - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
Look, I'm half Abraham Lincoln, so...
Most of history has centered white men, very much so, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
Most of history has centered white men, very much so,
It's problematic because it robs Black people of their agency, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
It's problematic because it robs Black people of their ...
["MASSA" by Tyler, the Creator playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:18
["MASSA" by Tyler, the Creator playing]
[Trump] I've done more for Black Americans than anybody, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
[Trump] I've done more for Black Americans than anybody...
Tonight I saved your ass, so show a little appreciation, maybe. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
Tonight I saved your ass, so show a little appreciation, may...
[Jeffers] The notion of the white savior is really - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
[Jeffers] The notion of the white savior is really
[inaudible] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
[inaudible]
[Janine Teagues] Look, you are a white teacher in a Black school. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[Janine Teagues] Look, you are a white teacher in a Black sc...
I am not Hilary Swank in Freedom Writers. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
I am not Hilary Swank in Freedom Writers.
[inaudible] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:29
[inaudible]
And it's so reductive... uh, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
And it's so reductive... uh,
♪ ..."It's not good" From your lunch break ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:19
♪ ..."It's not good" From your lunch break ♪...
No one needed to tell enslaved people, "You know what, slavery is wrong." - Stamped from the Beginning 00:09
No one needed to tell enslaved people, "You know what, ...
They knew that, and they're the first to speak out about their grievances - Stamped from the Beginning 00:09
They knew that, and they're the first to speak out abou...
And I think it's important to show that, like, Black people freed themselves. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
And I think it's important to show that, like, Black pe...
But the white savior trope - Stamped from the Beginning 00:37
But the white savior trope
[Jackson] That's why it's so important for Lincoln - Stamped from the Beginning 00:20
[Jackson] That's why it's so important for Lincoln
[thunderclap] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:35
[thunderclap]
[cannonball explosion] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
[cannonball explosion]