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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't watched the video yet, but had the pleasure of hearing her lecture at Penn State earlier this year. Her words still resonate with me. I thought I knew "Black History". I have a masters on the history of an an enslaved community. I've taught AA History for years as a stand alone course and over a decade as part of US History. I walked away from her lecture feeling like a neophyte.

Recently, someone here on DCUM posted about metabolic issues and eating behaviors of the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. If we can recognize the legacy received by future generations of 10 years of horror, why can't we do the same for 400 years?[/quote]

DeGruy talks about this in a lecture posted on YouTube. An historical trauma framework has been applied to a number of populations, including survivors of the Armenian Genocide, Native Americans, and, of course, the Holocaust. It's also referred to as Inter-generational Trauma. But, there is a general hesitance, noted by DeGruy in this lecture, to apply it to African Americans. You can see why, as evidenced by many of the responses of this thread. People are more comfortable sharing this perspective in historical contexts in which they play no part. It gets uncomfortable when the effects are shown all around you.

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