At least two dozen states have banned critical race theory or introduced legislation to ban it from being taught in the classroom, with many Republican conservatives calling it a divisive concept.Ĭarroll Doherty, director of political research for Pew, said the center did the study last month to take the pulse of Americans’ attitudes a year after the death of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning and uprisings across the country. It also comes amid a political battle over whether schools should be allowed to teach critical race theory, which acknowledges White privilege and America’s history of systemic racism. The findings come as the nation grapples with ongoing racial tensions over voting rights and a Covid-19 pandemic that has led to higher death and hospitalization rates in Black and brown communities. According to the study, 58% of Black adults say most of the nation’s laws and major institutions need to be completely rebuilt compared to 18% of White adults. There is also division in how the nation should achieve equality. Conversely, the study found that 64% of White adults believe the nation has made a lot of progress. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) APU GOMES/AFP/Getty Imagesīlack Americans are battling 'three pandemics,' new report findsīlack adults, however, were skeptical with just 19% saying the US had made a lot of progress and 64% saying the country has made a little progress.
The study also concluded that there is division along racial and political party lines when it comes to views on the nation’s progress in the last 50 years.įor example, 71% of Republicans say the nation has made “a lot” of progress with ensuring equal rights for all Americans but only 29% of Democrats agreed.Ī demonstrator holds her hands up while she kneels in front of the Police at the Anaheim City Hall on Jin Anaheim, California, during a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. Among White adults, 46% said greater attention to slavery and racism was good. Pew found that 75% of Black adults, 64% of Asian American adults and 59% of Hispanic adults say increased attention on the nation’s history of slavery and racism is a good thing. The study surveyed more than 10,000 adults in July on several questions related to the public’s attention to slavery and racism, whether more needs to be done to achieve equal rights in the country and if White people benefit from privilege over Black people. The United States is deeply divided in how Americans view the nation’s progress toward racial equality and much of the division is reflected in the differing beliefs of people of color and White people, according to a new study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
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