Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery [Paperback]

Na'im Akbar (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0935257055 | ISBN-13: 978-0935257052 | Publication Date: June 1996 | Edition: Revised

Are African-Americans still slaves? Why can't Black folks get together? What is the psychological consequence for Blacks and Whites of picturing God as a Caucasian? Learn to break the chains of your mental slavery with this new book by one of the world's outstanding experts on the African-American mind.

Product Details

• Paperback: 95 pages
• Publisher: Mind Productions & Associates; Revised edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935257055
• ISBN-13: 978-0935257052
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must READ, December 22, 1999

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freddie taylor (U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery (Paperback)

If you are an African American who believes you are ready for a book of such magnitude, then I suggest you re-evaluate yourself because this is a powerful book. I have to admit that I was skeptical at first, but this is one of the best authors and books I have ever read. Akbar doesn't need many pages of chatter to move your spirt. Believe me, most of his writtings are short and to the point. He removes the mindless page filler of many of todays popular writters, and opts to hit you with the meat of his thoughts. Please, read it with a passsion and and want for self enlightment. I really believe this book will change your life if you are ready for a change. If you are all ready in the area of conscienceness, then buy this for someone who is pondering the move. POWERFUL, is the only way to explain this book.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Path Out of Self Enslavement, April 17, 2000

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Theodore T. Marsh "Pointman" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery (Paperback)

Na'Im Akbar's series of essays helps to uncover and delineate the nature and contributing causes of self enslavement experienced by many black Americans in todays social-political setting. Some readers will be surprised by the legacy of enslavement and others will readily recognize the constrainting beliefs and restrictive behavior that get unconsciously passed down to the next generation. The driving emotional trait is one of survival and it inhibits trusting and embracing change and collective support. Unless one intervenes in the domino effect, enslavement continues to plaque the black urban community. It show up in our behaviors and attitudes in learning institutions and carries through many domains, even to how black men disengage in parental responsibilies.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Black Person Should Read this!, November 18, 2004

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Cedric A. Lang "Cedric A. Lang" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery (Paperback)

Dr. Akbar has done a brilliant job of identifying habits in the black community that are literally the result of the residue of slavery. This is a thought provoking book that causes the reader to evaluate their own actions. You may not be as free as you think once you read what Dr. Akbar has to say about the deep psychological damage that has been done to black people over the years. I especially encourage young black males to read this book.