Jas M. Sullivan is Russell B. Long Professor of Political Science, Psychology, and African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author (with Jonathan Winburn and William Cross) of Dimensions of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Beliefs and author/editor (with William Cross, coeditor) of Meaning-Making, Internalized Racism, and African American Identity, both published by SUNY Press. Moriah Harman is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.

"This is an illuminating work about how collective history and personal fortitude can shape political actions." — CHOICE"This is an important book. I agree wholeheartedly with the book's claim that the study of coping among African Americans is essential—particularly in the uniquely racially divisive context of the past few years. As a person who was trained in political psychology, there is much to appreciate about this book." — Ray Block Jr., coauthor of Losing Power: African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword Sherman A. JamesIntroduction 1. Coping 2. Measuring and Analyzing the Influence of John Henryism Active Coping 3. Coping in Reactions to Discrimination 4. Coping and Ideological Views 5. Coping and Policy Preferences 6. Coping and Black Information Consumption 7. Coping and Political Participation Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Jas M. Sullivan is Russell B. Long Professor of Political Science, Psychology, and African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author (with Jonathan Winburn and William Cross) of Dimensions of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Beliefs and author/editor (with William Cross, coeditor) of Meaning-Making, Internalized Racism, and African American Identity, both published by SUNY Press. Moriah Harman is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.

"This is an illuminating work about how collective history and personal fortitude can shape political actions." — CHOICE"This is an important book. I agree wholeheartedly with the book's claim that the study of coping among African Americans is essential—particularly in the uniquely racially divisive context of the past few years. As a person who was trained in political psychology, there is much to appreciate about this book." — Ray Block Jr., coauthor of Losing Power: African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword Sherman A. JamesIntroduction 1. Coping 2. Measuring and Analyzing the Influence of John Henryism Active Coping 3. Coping in Reactions to Discrimination 4. Coping and Ideological Views 5. Coping and Policy Preferences 6. Coping and Black Information Consumption 7. Coping and Political Participation Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Jas M. Sullivan is Russell B. Long Professor of Political Science, Psychology, and African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author (with Jonathan Winburn and William Cross) of Dimensions of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Beliefs and author/editor (with William Cross, coeditor) of Meaning-Making, Internalized Racism, and African American Identity, both published by SUNY Press. Moriah Harman is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.

"This is an illuminating work about how collective history and personal fortitude can shape political actions." — CHOICE"This is an important book. I agree wholeheartedly with the book's claim that the study of coping among African Americans is essential—particularly in the uniquely racially divisive context of the past few years. As a person who was trained in political psychology, there is much to appreciate about this book." — Ray Block Jr., coauthor of Losing Power: African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword Sherman A. JamesIntroduction 1. Coping 2. Measuring and Analyzing the Influence of John Henryism Active Coping 3. Coping in Reactions to Discrimination 4. Coping and Ideological Views 5. Coping and Policy Preferences 6. Coping and Black Information Consumption 7. Coping and Political Participation Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index