


Though not everyone has bought into this controversial theory, those who have believe that the sheer breadth and scope of slavery’s assault on the Black spirit created an extreme, long-lasting kind of stress. Though slavery ended nearly 140 years ago, the brutal, savage servitude endured by our ancestors continues to haunt our very souls, long after we’ve been “set free.” In fact, a growing number of our most critical thinkers believe that African-Americans suffer from a form of psychological trauma that has been dubbed post-traumatic slave syndrome.
