Changing White attitudes toward Black political leadership / Zoltan L. Hajnal.
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....
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511607523 |