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Stamped from the Beginning

You have moved to destroy and disrupt, you have taken people away, you have broken down...

You have moved to destroy and disrupt, you have taken people away, you have broken down their systems, and you have called all that,
"civilization." And we who have suffered at this,
are now saying to you, "You are the killers of the dreams." "You are the savages." {\an8}"Yes, it is you
who have always been uncivilized." {\an8}Civilize yourself

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You have moved to destroy and disrupt,
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you have taken people away,
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you have broken down their systems,
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and you have called all that, "civilization."
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And we who have suffered at this, are now saying to you,
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"You are the killers of the dreams."
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"You are the savages."
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{\an8}"Yes, it is you who have always been uncivilized."
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{\an8}Civilize yourself.
Duration
32 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:20
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".
[gloomy music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[gloomy music playing]
[Anderson] This nation is drawn to the spectacular. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
[Anderson] This nation is drawn to the spectacular.
But we don't pay attention to the kindling, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:11
But we don't pay attention to the kindling,
The denial of education, kindling. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
The denial of education, kindling.
Unequal housing and employment opportunities, kindling. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
Unequal housing and employment opportunities, kindling.
The hyper-policing of Black communities, kindling. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
The hyper-policing of Black communities, kindling.
[Cunningham] When you have policies, structures, and institutions - Stamped from the Beginning 00:14
[Cunningham] When you have policies, structures, and institu...
{\an8}[Kendi] When we think of the history of racism in this country, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
{\an8}[Kendi] When we think of the history of racism in this...
[unsettling music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:14
[unsettling music playing]
[Cunningham] We are taught that power is some kind of finite resource, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
[Cunningham] We are taught that power is some kind of finite...
The more I have, the less you have. The more you have, the less I have. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
The more I have, the less you have. The more you have, the l...
If your guiding principle is that, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
If your guiding principle is that,
You will lie, you will cheat, you will steal, you will kill, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
You will lie, you will cheat, you will steal, you will kill,
[evocative music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
[evocative music playing]
[Dr. Angela Davis] The work that ought to have been done - Stamped from the Beginning 00:30
[Dr. Angela Davis] The work that ought to have been done
[clamoring] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
[clamoring]
[explosives going off] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
[explosives going off]
They'll be able to see that for generations, for centuries, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
They'll be able to see that for generations, for centur...
"Now that you know, then what?" - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
"Now that you know, then what?"
[Kendi] The heartbeat of being racist is denial, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
[Kendi] The heartbeat of being racist is denial,