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Stamped from the Beginning

In the 18th century, European and American philosophersare arguing that Black people...

[tense music playing] [Morgan] In the 18th century, European and American philosophers
are arguing that Black people should only be working

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[Morgan] In the 18th century,
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European and American philosophers are arguing
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that Black people should only be working.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:20
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".
That Black bodies are only good for brute labor - Stamped from the Beginning 00:16
That Black bodies are only good for brute labor
That the only place where good art and higher thinking is happening, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
That the only place where good art and higher thinking is ha...
They are so accustomed to the stories they've been telling about Black people, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:14
They are so accustomed to the stories they've been tell...
["Black Woman" by Emanuel playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
["Black Woman" by Emanuel playing]
♪ Cocoa-butter kisses ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:48
♪ Cocoa-butter kisses ♪
♪ Why are you so displaced? ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
♪ Why are you so displaced? ♪
It shook up notions about Africans - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
It shook up notions about Africans
There was something about poetry, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:15
There was something about poetry,
♪ Sing your praise without knowing... ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:35
♪ Sing your praise without knowing... ♪
{\an8}[Morgan] In that interrogation, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
{\an8}[Morgan] In that interrogation,
[sinuous music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:19
[sinuous music playing]
[Jeffers] Every Black woman has a Phillis Wheatley moment. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
[Jeffers] Every Black woman has a Phillis Wheatley moment.
[introspective music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[introspective music playing]
♪ Times have really, really changed ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
♪ Times have really, really changed ♪
♪ You don't really get to walk away... ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:09
♪ You don't really get to walk away... ♪
I mean, what's at stake is the entire colonial economy. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
I mean, what's at stake is the entire colonial economy.
That's what it needs. It does not need or want Black art. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
That's what it needs. It does not need or want Black ar...
♪ Is it always gonna stay the same... ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:44
♪ Is it always gonna stay the same... ♪
[mournful choral music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[mournful choral music playing]
[Jeffers] When we think about white supremacy, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
[Jeffers] When we think about white supremacy,