post traumatic slave syndrome
n.— «She outlined her case for “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome.” She said America still suffers from the pathologies developed by both blacks and white people as a result of the practice of slavery and the rationalizations for slavery.» —“Summit on racism prepares next phase” by Barton Deiters Grand Rapids Press Mar. 25, 200. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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