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On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart
About half of blacks say they’ve been treated like they were suspicious or not smart
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- On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart
- Many blacks are skeptical that the country will eventually make the changes necessary for racial equality
- Perceptions of how blacks are treated in the U.S. vary widely by race
- About a third of white Americans say Obama has made race relations worse
- Roughly six-in-ten white Republicans say too much attention is paid to race these days
- Racial gaps in household income persist
- Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to point to discrimination as a major reason that some blacks have a harder time getting ahead
- More see individual, rather than institutional, racism as a bigger problem
- Among whites, young adults, college graduates and Democrats more likely to say their race has been an advantage
- About half of blacks say they’ve been treated like they were suspicious or not smart
- About four-in-ten black adults strongly support Black Lives Matter
- Among whites, larger shares of young adults, Democrats support Black Lives Matter
- Blacks are more likely than whites to see dialogue, electing more black people and organizing protests as very effective tactics to achieve racial equality