Growing up in the South, Robert P. Jones attended Southern Baptist churches, Sunday schools, even a Southern Baptist college. But it was only in seminary, in his mid-20s, that Jones says he learned the full truth about Southern Baptists’ white supremacist roots. … “White Christian churches have not just been […] Read more »
A Racist Attack on Children Was Taped in 1975. We Found Them.
The video rolls on a sunny suburban street, and a group of black children bike toward what looks to them like a parade — there’s a small crowd, and an American flag. Suddenly, they’re swarmed by a group of white children, who hurl racial epithets and rocks. Adults gathered nearby […] Read more »
Juneteenth’s long road to recognition, by the numbers
For many Americans, June 19 has long had a special meaning. But last Friday, the day known as Juneteeth got a lot of added attention. The holiday, which honors the end of slavery in America, was celebrated as people marched against the police treatment of African Americans and President Donald […] Read more »
Many Unsure If Recent Protests Will Create Positive Change
While more than half of Americans approve of the recent protests against police violence, black and white Americans have differing views. Black Americans are more likely than white people to strongly approve. Views differ based on partisanship with 79% of Democrats approving of the protests while just 29% of Republicans […] Read more »
Divisions emerge on renaming military bases, reparations amid unrest
As the country grapples with a widespread reckoning over the prevalence of racism, majorities of Americans are resistant to renaming U.S. military bases that carry the names of Confederate leaders, and are voicing particular opposition to providing descendants of slaves with reparations, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released […] Read more »
Race Relations as the Nation’s Most Important Problem
Gallup’s long-standing “most important problem” question provides important context for measuring the impact of the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The question asks Americans to name, off the top of their head, the most important problem facing the nation. Gallup has been asking this question since 1939 […] Read more »