Most Americans say more work needs to be done to achieve equal treatment of African Americans in various areas of society. Yet, few are optimistic that progress will be made in the near future.
Equality concerns are especially acute when it comes to policing and criminal justice. Only about a quarter of Americans see significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment in dealings with the police and criminal justice system for African Americans. Black Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic that more progress will be made over the next five years. CONTINUED
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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