“John Henry Lives On: Sherman James and the John Henryism"

Epidemiologist Sherman James explores the startling effects of discrimination on the wellbeing of African Americans. He explains how the stressors induced by racial and economic oppression not only circumscribed opportunities, but also adversely affected people’s physical health. Evoking the legend of the steel-driving man, James discusses how he developed the “John Henryism Hypothesis.”

Duke Scholars