Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
Emancipation
was followed by one hundred more years of institutionalized subjugation
through the enactment of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, peonage,
convict leasing, domestic terrorism and lynching. Today the violations
continue, and when combined with the crimes of the past, they result in
yet unmeasured injury. What do repeated traumas, endured generation
after generation by a people produce? What impact have these ordeals had
on African Americans today? BUY NOW!
Dr. Joy DeGruy, answers these questions and more. 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.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome helps to lay the necessary foundation to ensure the well-being and sustained health of future generations and provides a rare glimpse into the evolution of society's beliefs, feelings, attitudes and behavior concerning race in America.
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Who is Joy Degruy?
Joy DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. She is an Assistant Professor at Portland State University and the President of JDP Inc. Dr. DeGruy has over twenty-five years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
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