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Stamped from the Beginning

A finer, cleaner man than he, never walked the streets of Memphis, yet he was murderedwith...

[plaintive music playing] [Wells, voice breaking]
A finer, cleaner man than he, never walked the streets of Memphis, yet he was murdered
with no more consideration than if he had been a dog. This is what opened my eyes
to what lynching really was, an excuse to get rid of Negroes
who were acquiring wealth and property and thus, keep the race terrorized. [purposeful music playing]

Full Transcript

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[plaintive music playing]
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[Wells, voice breaking] A finer, cleaner man than he,
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never walked the streets of Memphis,
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yet he was murdered with no more consideration
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than if he had been a dog.
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This is what opened my eyes to what lynching really was,
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an excuse to get rid of Negroes who were acquiring wealth and property
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and thus, keep the race terrorized.
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[purposeful music playing]
Duration
32 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:49
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".
[Wells] The more I studied the situation, the more I was convinced - Stamped from the Beginning 00:18
[Wells] The more I studied the situation, the more I was con...
[Wells] During these years, more than 10 thousand Negroes - Stamped from the Beginning 00:24
[Wells] During these years, more than 10 thousand Negroes
[Wells] The very frequent inquiry made after my lectures - Stamped from the Beginning 00:20
[Wells] The very frequent inquiry made after my lectures
When it comes to telling our stories, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
When it comes to telling our stories,
We can see those postcards of lynch mobs, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:17
We can see those postcards of lynch mobs,
But we can only do that, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:15
But we can only do that,
[dramatic music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:14
[dramatic music playing]
- Get down, stay! On your face! - [screaming] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
- Get down, stay! On your face! - [screaming]
No, bro! Look at him, he's not responsive right now, bro. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
No, bro! Look at him, he's not responsive right now, br...
State violence against Black bodies, inside and outside of prison cells, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
State violence against Black bodies, inside and outside of p...
It is a form of racial terror, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
It is a form of racial terror,
Even as policing and their techniques have evolved, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
Even as policing and their techniques have evolved,
[Cooper] Every time there's a huge, fan out, push forward, go... - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[Cooper] Every time there's a huge, fan out, push forwa...
[crowd cheering] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
[crowd cheering]
A wall of white supremacy that shows up and says, like, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:18
A wall of white supremacy that shows up and says, like,
- [shouting] - [glass shattering] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
- [shouting] - [glass shattering]
[siren blaring] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[siren blaring]
It's articulated as problems of crime, problems of drugs. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
It's articulated as problems of crime, problems of drug...
{\an8}But the reality is, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:13
{\an8}But the reality is,
[Nixon] My friends, let this message come through clear - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
[Nixon] My friends, let this message come through clear