Book Discussion Group week 2: Stamped from the Beginning

Tue Sep 23 2025 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm UTC-04:00

238 Cabot St | Holyoke

Wistariahurst Museum
Publisher/HostWistariahurst Museum
Book Discussion Group week 2: Stamped from the Beginning
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Join fellow readers at Wistariahurst Museum to discuss "Stamped from the Beginning"
About this Event

Join Wistariahurst on September 23rd at 5:30pm for a discussion series on the stunningly illustrated graphic-novel Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi, adapted and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill.

Racism has persisted throughout history—but so have antiracist efforts to dismantle it. Through deep research and a gripping narrative that illuminates the lives of five key American figures, preeminent historian Ibram X. Kendi—in collaboration with award-winning historian and comic artist Joel Christian Gill—reveals how understanding and improving the world cannot happen without identifying and facing the racist forces that shape it. The graphic-novel adaptation of Dr. Kendi’s groundbreaking Stamped from the Beginning explores, with vivid clarity and dimensionality, the living history of America, and how we can learn from the past to work toward a more equitable, antiracist future.

Participants will be provided with a free copy of the graphic novel and will have the opportunity to ask the graphic novelist questions in a virtual Q&A session in September! The Q&A session date is to be determined. This discussion series is part of the 2025 MA Great Reads program, sponsored by the Massachusetts Center for the Book.


Únase a Wistariahurst el 23 de septiembre a las 5:30 p. m. para una serie de debates sobre la impresionante novela gráfica Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America (Marcados desde el principio: una historia gráfica de las ideas racistas en Estados Unidos), de Ibram X. Kendi, adaptada e ilustrada por Joel Christian Gill.

El racismo ha persistido a lo largo de la historia, pero también lo han hecho los esfuerzos antirracistas para desmantelarlo. A través de una profunda investigación y una narrativa apasionante que ilumina las vidas de cinco figuras clave de Estados Unidos, el destacado historiador Ibram X. Kendi, en colaboración con el galardonado historiador y dibujante de cómics Joel Christian Gill, revela cómo no es posible comprender y mejorar el mundo sin identificar y afrontar las fuerzas racistas que lo conforman. La adaptación en forma de novela gráfica de la innovadora obra del Dr. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, explora, con vívida claridad y dimensionalidad, la historia viva de Estados Unidos y cómo podemos aprender del pasado para trabajar por un futuro más equitativo y antirracista.

Los participantes recibirán una copia gratuita de la novela gráfica y tendrán la oportunidad de hacer preguntas al novelista gráfico en una sesión virtual de preguntas y respuestas en septiembre. La fecha de la sesión de preguntas y respuestas está aún por determinar. Esta serie de debates forma parte del programa 2025 MA Great Reads, patrocinado por el Massachusetts Center for the Book.


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238 Cabot St, 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, United States

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