Despite the hopes of the civil rights movement, researchers have
found that the election of African Americans to office has not
greatly improved the well-being of the black community. By shifting
the focus to the white community, this book shows that black
representation can have a profound impact. Utilizing national
public opinion surveys, data on voting patterns in large American
cities, and in-depth studies of Los Angeles and Chicago, Zoltan
Hajnal demonstrates that under most black mayors there is real,
positive change in the white vote and in the racial attitudes of
white residents. This change occurs because black incumbency
provides concrete information that disproves the fears and
expectations of many white residents. These findings not only
highlight the importance of black representation; they also
demonstrate the critical role that information can play in racial
politics to the point where black representation can profoundly
alter white views and white votes.
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