

1 Since the whites used slavery and racism as a means of oppression, they conditioned the Africans that they are a minority ethnic group.Īlthough Africans have emancipated themselves physically, social and psychological perceptions indicate that the whites are a major ethnic group. The social problems that Africans Americans and other Africans across the globe are facing are mainly because of PTSS. Ideally, PTSS is a theory that elucidates the nature and occurrence of certain behaviors among African Americans that relate to slavery.


Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) is a traumatic disorder that African Americans have developed following the traumatic experiences of slavery and associated treatments by the whites.
