While African Americans managed to emerge from chattel slavery and the oppressive decades that followed with great strength and resiliency, they did not emerge unscathed. Slavery produced centuries of physical, psychological and spiritual injury. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can use the strengths we have gained to heal.
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
By Bevanurse2u
Format:Hardcover
I read this book cover to cover in 2 sittings. It is just that fascinating and riveting. The author cites relevant patterns of behavior in African Americans that has a direct linkage back to mistreatment as an enslaved people who developed extraordinary survival coping strategies. This is the type of book that should be shared with family members or in book clubs. It should not be put on a coffee table to catch dust there are too many vital messages in these pages. Initially i was a little turned off by the title but now that i have completed reading the book the title makes complete sense and the research on the issue in this book is extraordinary and enlightening. AN OUTSTANDING BOOK THAT MUST BE READ!
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a healing work for any Blacks who have wondered about behaviors that seem natural to us and so different to whites. It is a history lesson a soothing salve and a book of hope for those in despair over the rising violence in inner cities as well as negative lifestyles. It is without equivocation a tour de force!!!
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By tamara
Format:Hardcover
A must read! This is an excellent book and it answers so many questions. Anyone interested in the differences and experiences of black Americans should read this book. Kudos to Dr. Leary.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Post traumatic slave syndrome
An excellent work that should be the foundation of strategic programs relative to early childhood development. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Joseph W.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very important argument for the historical effects of trauma on...
Dr. DeGruy delivers in popular format what other psychologists have to say in more theoretical and clinical terms: that the trauma African-Americans have experienced historically... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Phillip Seitz
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Essential but debatable
This book is fascinating but must not be mixed up with "Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome" by Sekou Mims, et al. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jacques COULARDEAU
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for learning and teaching.
I used Dr. DeGruy's book in a class I teach. The students were transformed first by what they did not know about race and the impact of slavery, as well as the distorted narratives... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Velda R. Love
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally, something that speaks to the role our history has played in...
GREAT BOOK WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO FRIENDS. REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE DO CERTAIN THINGS AS A RACE OF PEOPLE & DEALING WITH CULTURAL BELIEFS THAT ARE HELD TRUE... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John J Ivory
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why do black people . . .
I purchased this book because I had many questions I wanted answered. Most of them were questions of "Why?". Read more
Published 8 months ago by A.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Blame Whitey!
I concur with the other "1 star" reviewer" of this book on how shoddily and disparately written this book is. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Maja Loba
5.0 out of 5 stars
a must read... for a deeper understanding of why.
This is a very powerful account of the most insidious pathology affecting African Americans today. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome provides the reader with a fundamental... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Len
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book...
Great book for adults and young adults which deals with sources of contemporary African American issues and how to correct our view of ourselves to promote healing. Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Lindsey
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Tool and a Gift ...
Two years ago, I came upon Dr. Joy Degruy Leary's book "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome" and found it strengthened and addressed a common sense approach to definning the affects of... Read more
Published 22 months ago by K. Kaolin
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