Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing

"What do repeated traumas, endured generation after generation by a people, produce? What impact have these ordeals had on African Americans today? ... With over thirty years of practical experience as a professional in the mental health field, Dr. DeGruy encourages African Americans to view their attitudes, assumptions, and behaviors through the lens of history and so gain a greater understanding of how centuries of slavery and oppression have impacted people of African descent in America"--Publisher marketing.