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Trauma From Slavery Can Actually Be Passed Down Through Your Genes

Trauma From Slavery Can Actually Be Passed Down Through Your Genes


On face value, it's easy for a non-black person to wonder why African Americans, over a century removed from slavery, can still harbor such strong feelings just from watching a TV show. And, to be fair, I think we even wonder that about ourselves sometimes. It's a question that has been tackled by some of our greatest and most eloquent writers, but apparently it’s also addressed by a component of our society that many of us never expected: science.

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