This year has seen disturbing flare-ups around issues of race, immigration, and white nativism generally. …
Does the rising tide of worry mean that the nation is descending into a maelstrom of racial conflict? More likely, we are seeing the kind of fearful and angry reaction that major social change often brings.
In the very long view, say, a century or so, white Americans’ attitudes toward minorities have improved markedly. Even in the moderately long view, say, the last 30 or so years, racial views have continued to evolve toward inclusion. CONT.
Claude Fischer, UC Berkeley
