“Ghost of the Plantation” is a phrase that summarizes the lifestyle and mentality of the African American community. The “ghost” is a spiritual form of repression that still exists in African American society that haunts the minds of society, while the “plantation” is the home of many slaves and the cage of freedom. When integrated, the “ghost of the plantation” symbolizes the condition of a traumatic passage that controls African Americans socially and mentally. It is the mental slavery that comes from the historical trauma of past African ancestors that is transcended in the current generations. According to the author, the ghost is the slavery that reconquers the mind, imprisons motivation, perception, aspiration and identity. Many African American lifestyles are linked to the historical content of slavery. Although this happened more than 300 years ago, it still shows a great impact on today's African generations. The African American community is mentally scared of the past and this has impacted the work ethic, leadership and self-identification of African Americans. With so many impacts, the only solution to this traumatic problem is to renew the motivation of this community of people through retracing their history and developing a new perspective and understanding of the past. This will allow “slavery… (to be)..A starting point… and not an ending point.” During slavery labor was forced labor on slaves that was led by slave masters. Americans today perceive work as equated to slavery because 300 years ago it was a strong position used as a representation of power. The historical representation of labor has... half the paper... and that they are incapable of advancing society due to racial identity and past inferiority. Breaking the chain of mental slavery that weighs on their minds seems to be an impossible task for the African American community. Although remaining inferior is not the decision that everyone chooses, others may try to gain superiority through materialistic objects such as cars, clothes, and hair to achieve the master's appearance. I agree with the author. African Americans reflect anguish over the horrific treatment of their ancestors. They are still deeply affected by the ideas that were once instilled in their culture and ethnicity, and due to the lack of recognition, this is an ongoing process. One possible solution to this problem is for African Americans to be re-educated about the past so that they can be motivated once a new perspective is created..