Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is a non-fiction book about race in the United States by the American historian Ibram X. Kendi, published April 12, 2016 by Bold Type Books, an imprint of PublicAffairs. The book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. The book also has two "remixes" for children, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You and Stamped (For Teens ): Racism, Antiracism, and You.