Stamped from the Beginning Terms

Kendi explains that assimilationist ideas are racist, but often do not initially appear to be. The assimilationist position is that black people are inferior (although perhaps not inherently so) to white people, and that this… read analysis of Assimilationist

Monogenesis is the scientifically accepted theory that all of humanity, including all races, originate from the same group. read analysis of Monogenesis

Polygenesis is the inaccurate theory that the races were created separately and are biologically distinct. In Stamped from the Beginning, the theory of polygenesis represents both the illogic of racism as well as the… read analysis of Polygenesis

Segregationist is the term Kendi uses to describe the most blatant form of racism, which involves believing that black people are inherently, permanently inferior to white people, and that black people are themselves to blame… read analysis of Segregationist