Echoes of Ancestry: Psychological Impact of Slave Heritage on African Americans
Salve heritage is an intrinsic part of the African American experience , forming the bedrock of collective identity and profoundly shaping the American cultural, social, and psychological landscape of millions of people in the United States. This enduring legacy begins with the horrific Trans-Atlantic journey that forcibly brought men, women, and children from Africa to the shore of America. The inhumane conditions endured on plantations, the relentless labor, the physical and psychological cruelty, and the systematic stripping awy of personal identities through the eradication of languages, customs, and family structures have left deep and lasting scars.