What should the role of government be in the arena of race and race relations in the U.S. today? This question has moved into the national conversation again after the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. …
A review of our data from last summer’s major Minority Rights and Relations poll helps shed light on Americans’ views on the general question of how much government should be doing in the realm of race relations. …
The results show that blacks are significantly more likely than whites to argue that government intervention is needed in the realm of race relations and civil rights, but that there is by no means a consensus within blacks that more such actions are needed. CONT.
Frank Newport, Gallup