"Dr. Joy DeGruy's Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy
of Enduring Injury and Healing is a masterwork. Her 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 our selves and our
relationships. It is a gi of wholeness."--Susan Taylor, editorial
director, Essence "Dr. Joy DeGruy is a priceless asset to us all.
She has li ed the bandages from the four hundred-year-old abscess
of slavery that remains unhealed. Many black and white Americans
have been taught that slavery ended
by legislative means in 1865--so the issue is neatly sidestepped in
school curricula, print and broadcast media. However, the hallmark
of classroom teaching and responsible journalism must be proper
context--for full understanding. e removal of the slave shackle is
important, but what about the emotional damage su ered by the
enslaved?""Dr. DeGruy has raised this argument brilliantly, for
years lecturing far and wide. Her many appearances on my program,
Like It Is, have evoked huge audience reactions from our viewers.
Many have told me how coming to understand Dr. DeGruy's message on
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome has helped them grapple with the
multiplicity of problems today. I share those feelings of my
viewers.""Now Dr. DeGruy has set down her highly important
message/thesis in print. And so, to quote this wondrous physician,
Let the healing begin."--Gil Noble, producer and host, Like It Is,
WABC"Dr. DeGruy's book is seminal research in the eld of di
erential cross- cultural diagnosis for mental health. Cultural
Competence is a requirement for mental health and behavioral
science workers. is text is required reading for all learners and
practitioners. It is a vast reservoir of the how, why what, when,
and where for much of the enduring injury and psychic pain of
African Americans. is text moves us beyond de cit modeling and
pathology; it opens a window to innovative models for healing in
our multi-ethnic, pluralistic and linguistically diverse
society."--Edwin J. Nichols, Ph.D, Clinical/industrial
psychologist"At last, the book that all people who are truly
interested in understanding the lingering psychological and social
impact of enslavement on Africans and Europeans has arrived. It is
no exaggeration to say that Dr. DeGruy's Post Traumatic Slave
Syndrome will mark a milestone in the understanding of the
relationship between racism and slavery. Read this book again and
again and then give it to your friends, family and colleagues who
want to understand how the ghost of slavery haunts us all."--Dr.
Ray Winbush, Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University
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