Ibram X. Kendi on the Origins + Persistence of Racist Thought in America

'Historian Ibram X. Kendi examines the history (and present) of racist ideas in America - from the anti-Black premise that liberalism and progressivism share with segregationism, to the ways capitalism, science and religion adopted and adapted racist ideology to maintain White supremacy - and explains why the only route to ending racism lies in dismantling the policies of discrimination, not attempting to alter or police the behavior of its victims. Kendi is author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. -- This Is Hell! Radio