![]() De Gruy Leary is excellent on the trauma of slavery, and her personal stories (on how to teach and motivate a group of learning-disabled African-American tweens, for example) are illuminating. It takes conscious, disciplined effort to break the chain of abuse, and surely there can be no worse abuse that that endured by the enslaved peoples - African and otherwise - of the Americas. Trauma DOES get handed down in families! Surely that is inarguable by now. Much of her historical information is illuminating, and her main argument - that, due to their history of slavery, African-Americans perforce had to learn methods of coping that have been handed down through the generations, and which are no longer serving them well - simply makes sense. De Gruy Leary seems a gentle person who writes with a simple, clear, style. It's amazing to me, looking on Amazon, how divisive this book is. ![]() Every adult American should read it, for it offers much substance in spite of its flaws. A frustrating, thought-provoking and important book. ![]()
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