Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome

Author : Joy DeGruy
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062692674
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome written by Joy DeGruy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed author and researcher Dr. Joy DeGruy comes this fascinating book that explores the psychological and emotional impact on African Americans after enduring the horrific Middle Passage, over 300 years of slavery, followed by continued discrimination. From the beginning of American chattel slavery in the 1500’s, until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Africans were hunted like animals, captured, sold, tortured, and raped. They experienced the worst kind of physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual abuse. Given such history, Dr. Joy DeGruy asked the question, “Isn’t it likely those enslaved were severely traumatized? Furthermore, did the trauma and the effects of such horrific abuse end with the abolition of slavery?” Emancipation was followed by another hundred years of institutionalized subjugation through the enactment of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, peonage and convict leasing, and domestic terrorism and lynching. Today the violations continue, and when combined with the crimes of the past, they result in further unmeasured injury. What do repeated traumas visited upon generation after generation of a people produce? What are the impacts of the ordeals associated with chattel slavery, and with the institutions that followed, on African Americans today? Dr. DeGruy answers these questions and more as she encourages African Americans to view their attitudes, assumptions, and emotions through the lens of history. By doing so, she argues they will gain a greater understanding of the impact centuries of slavery and oppression has had on African Americans. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome is an important read for all Americans, as the institution of slavery has had an impact on every race and culture. “A masterwork. [DeGruy’s] deep understanding, critical analysis, and determination to illuminate core truths are essential to addressing the long-lived devastation of slavery. Her book is the balm we need to heal ourselves and our relationships. It is a gift of wholeness.”—Susan Taylor, former Editorial Director of Essence magazine

Author : Ron Eyerman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521004374
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Trauma written by Ron Eyerman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-12-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Eyerman explores the formation of African American identity through the cultural trauma of slavery.

Author : Omar G. Reid
Publisher : Ub & Us Communications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Post Traumatic Slavery Disorder written by Omar G. Reid and published by Ub & Us Communications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alvin F. Poussaint
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807009598
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lay My Burden Down written by Alvin F. Poussaint and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2001-10-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through stories (including their own), interviews, and analysis of the most recent data available, Dr. Alvin Poussaint and journalist Amy Alexander offer a groundbreaking look at 'posttraumatic slavery syndrome,' the unique physical and emotional perils for black people that are the legacy of slavery and persistent racism. They examine the historical, cultural, and social factors that make many blacks reluctant to seek health care, and cite ways that everyone from the layperson to the health care provider can help.

Author : Justin Baldoni
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063055619
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Man Enough written by Justin Baldoni and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITY The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new book, beloved actor, director, and social activist Justin Baldoni reflects on his own struggles with masculinity. With insight and honesty, he explores a range of difficult, sometimes uncomfortable topics including strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood. Writing from experience, Justin invites us to move beyond the scripts we’ve learned since childhood and the roles we are expected to play. He challenges men to be brave enough to be vulnerable, to be strong enough to be sensitive, to be confident enough to listen. Encouraging men to dig deep within themselves, Justin helps us reimagine what it means to be man enough and in the process what it means to be human.

Author : Kirby Farrell
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801857874
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Post-traumatic Culture written by Kirby Farrell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998-09-29 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to author Kirby Farrell, the concept of trauma has shaped some of the central narratives of the 1990s--from Vietnam war stories to the video farewells of Heaven's Gate cult members. In this unique study, Farrell explores the surprising uses of trauma as both an enabling fiction and an explanatory tool during periods of overwhelming cultural change.

Author : Benjamin P. Bowser
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476642338
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychological Legacy of Slavery written by Benjamin P. Bowser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays surveys the practices, behaviors, and beliefs that developed during slavery in the Western Hemisphere, and the lingering psychological consequences that continue to impact the descendants of enslaved Africans today. The psychological legacies of slavery highlighted in this volume were found independently in Brazil, the U.S., Belize, Jamaica, Colombia, Haiti, and Martinique. They are color prejudice, self and community disdain, denial of trauma, black-on-black violence, survival crime, child beating, underlying African spirituality, and use of music and dance as community psychotherapy. The effects on descendants of slave owners include a belief in white supremacy, dehumanization of self and others, gun violence, and more. Essays also offer solutions for dealing with this vast psychological legacy. Knowledge of the continuing effects of slavery has been used in psychotherapy, family, and group counseling of African slave descendants. Progress in resolving these legacies has been made as well using psychohistory, forensic psychiatry, family social histories, and community mental health. This knowledge is crucial to eventual reconciliation and resolution of the continuing legacies of slavery and the slave trade.

Author : Tom Burrell
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 145875118X
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brainwashed written by Tom Burrell and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black people are not dark-skinned white people, says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are a lot more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly making a way out of no way! At this point in history, the idea of black inferiority sh...

Author : Joy DeGruy
Publisher : Joy Degruy Publications Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780985217204
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome written by Joy DeGruy and published by Joy Degruy Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: soft cover printed 2012

Author : Rufus O. Jimerson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539430544
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mental Slavery That Undermines Self-reliance, Unity and Development Among Af written by Rufus O. Jimerson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the second volume of this book is to see how appeals to xenophobic, racist and nativist politics led by Trump and the Republican Party causes an upsurge in PTSS among black conservatives and those who are trying to fit-in. There is a backlash against by self-determining, Afrocentric, blacks against the self-hatred and self-destruction perpetuated by PTSS and assimilationists. The latter, surrogates of white nationalism, are "mental slaves" derived from the "house slaves or servants" of previous generations. Today, they are among the most renowned black jurist, entertainment and media celebrities, scholars, politicians, retired physicians, ranked law enforcement officers, etc. The liberators that make blacks aware of the challenges, injustices and the knowledge needed to overcome PTSS are identified. They present the knowledge of our ancestral self-imprinted in the DNA. The purpose of presenting the truth about Black Americans long and glorious past before slavery is to refocus the mind from the false belief that our history began with American enslavement. According to the statements of "house slaves and servants" on the behalf of white conservatives, slavery under the Christian and benevolent white masters saved blacks from savagery and "eating each other." In contrast, this book debunks this and other white supremacist notions that are detrimental to our well-being. In doing so, it provides a well-researched approach to mitigate PTSS and elevate one's potential.