How public attitudes toward Martin Luther King Jr. have changed since the 1960s
About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.
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About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.
Most Americans say racial and ethnic bias in hiring practices and performance evaluations is a problem, but they differ over how big of a problem it is.
Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.
About a third of U.S. parents with children under 18 say it’s extremely or very important to them that their kids share their religious beliefs.
Overall, 30% of U.S. adults say descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way. 68% say they should not be repaid.
65% of Americans overall see clinical trials as very important, despite the time such trials add to the process of developing new treatments.
Nine-in-ten American Jews say they think discrimination against Jews has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Around two-thirds of Black Democrats (66%) say that whether someone is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.
About a quarter of Latino adults say they have personally experienced discrimination or unfair treatment from other Latinos.
Black Americans are critical of key aspects of policing and criminal justice. But their views on face recognition technology are more nuanced.
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