This is one of the first examinations of the effect of black political representation on the white community.

Zoltan L. Hajnal is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago. He has published articles in numerous journals, including The American Political Science Review, The Journal of Politics, Urban Affairs Review, and Social Science Quarterly. He received the American Political Science Association's award for Best Paper on Urban Politics. His research has been funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

1. Black leadership: the possibilities; 2. The transformation of the white vote; 3. The transformation of white attitudes; 4. Learning across different cities; 5. Black Mayoral leadership in Los Angeles; 6. Black Mayoral leadership in Chicago; 7. Other cases where information could matter.