Acknowledgments Foreword: Engaging the Silence and Healing Post-Slavery Societies Ali Moussa Iye Introduction: Psychological Legacies of Slavery Aimé Charles-Nicolas and Benjamin P. Bowser Part One: Commonalities 1. Colorism in Belize Elma Whittaker-Augustine 2. Slavery and Psychological Trauma in the Haitian Crisis Judite Blanc 3. Afro-Brazilian Youth: Slavery's Influence on Crime Andréa Máris Campos Guerra and Ana Carolina André-Cadar 4. Slavery's Legacy in San Basilio Palenque, Colombia Alexandra Escobar Puche 5. Those Who Disappeared Bernard Dossa Part Two: Concepts 6. A Psychiatric Look at the Legacy of Slavery Aimé Charles-Nicolas 7. Explaining Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: Multigenerational Transmission of Trauma Joy A. DeGruy 8. An Exploration of the Psychological Legacy of Slavery Benjamin P. Bowser 9. The Psychological Legacy of Slavery in the United States: Trauma Derived from Centuries of Laws and Customs Edwin J. Nichols 10. The Epigenetic Ramifications of the Trauma: Enslavement, Centuries of Chattel Slavery and Institutionalized Racism Fatimah Jackson, Latifa Jackson and Zainab El Radi Jackson Part Three: Solutions 11. Shattering Delusions of Slavery: Psychosocial Re-Engineering of Postcolonial Jamaica Frederick W. Hickling 12. How to Conduct a Psycho-Social History Benjamin P. Bowser 13. Healing the Wounds of Slavery: Potentials and Challenges Scherto Gill Conclusion: Recommendations and Healing, Releasing Trauma's Grip Aimé Charles-Nicolas and Benjamin P. Bowser Coda: Masters and Slaves No More Benjamin P. Bowser and Aimé Charles-Nicolas About the Contributors Index