Intro
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Active Coping Measure
Ahmaud Arbery: "A Modern-Day Lynching"
George Floyd: "I Can't Breathe"
Breonna Taylor: "Say Her Name"
Purpose of the Book
Book Outline
Chapter 1 Coping
Coping as a Trait or Style
Coping as a Process
Additional Definitions and Measurements
John Henryism Active Coping
Effects of Coping
Physical Health Outcomes
Psychological Outcomes
Social Outcomes
The Gap
Chapter 2 Measuring and Analyzing the Influence of John Henryism Active Coping

Data
Descriptives
JHAC and Other Characteristics
Analytical Strategy
General Expectations
Methods
Control Variables
Conclusion
Chapter 3 Coping in Reactions to Discrimination
Expectations
Methods
Analytical Strategy and Model Selection
Results
Praying about It
Working Harder to Prove Others Wrong
Trying to Do Something about It
Conclusion
Chapter 4 Coping and Ideological Views
Black Nationalism
American Values
Expectations
Methods
Analytical Strategy and Model Selection
Results
Black Nationalism
National Pride

Work Ethic
Authoritarianism
Conclusion
Chapter 5 Coping and Policy Preferences
Expectations
Methods
Analytical Strategy and Model Selection
Results
Majority Minority Districts
Policies to Help Blacks
Reparations
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Coping and Black Information Consumption
Black Information Consumption
Expectations
Methods
Analytical Strategy and Model Selection
Results for Overall Black Information Consumption
Results for Each Black Information Source
Black Radio
Black TV
Black Newspapers
Black Magazines
Black Literature

Black Movies
Conclusion
Chapter 7 Coping and Political Participation
Political Participation
Expectations
Methods
Analytical Strategy and Model Selection
Results
Voting in Presidential Election
Voting in State and Local Elections
Working for a Political Party
Contacting Government about Problems
Involvement in Neighborhood Black Organizations
Membership in National Black Organizations
Conclusion
Conclusion
Curtailing the Vote?
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Specific Purpose of the Book

Topics Explored
Reactions to Discrimination
Ideological Views
Race-Specific Policies
Black Information Consumption
Political Participation
Limitations and Future Research
Overall Implications
Notes
Bibliography
Index