Ernest Hardmon III

Black Men Speak! member Ernest Hardmon III discusses how ancestry plays a role in modern African American culture, attitudes, and sense of self. Hardmon describes how slaves were described by power groups a few centuries prior, including "inferior," "feeble-minded," and "subhuman." He argues that such terminology and treatment of ancestors contribute to Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome, a multi-generational mental struggle arising from centuries of trauma.