Is America more racist now than in the past?
1940’s:
More than half of all whites said that blacks were less intelligent than whites.
More than 60% of whites favored segregated schools, and just over 50 percent preferred to ride in segregated public transportation.
Some 55% of whites declared themselves opposed to proposed legislation to abolish the poll tax and end job discrimination.
An overwhelming majority or whites opposed intermarriage betweem blacks and whites.
A majority or whites aid that if a white man and a black man were equally qualified, the white should be given preference (a remarkable case of support for affirmative action---for whites).
1990’s:
More than 75 percent of whites assert that both whites and blacks are equal in intellectual capacity.
More than 80 percent of whites say they are willing to vote for black political candidates.
At least 90 percent of whites say that blacks and whites should have the same rights to public accommodations and to attend the same schools.
Virtually 100 percent of whites say that blacks and whites should have an equal chance to compete for jobs.
Cited from a study by Howard Schuman, Charlotte Steeh, and Lawrence Bobo, Racial Attitudes in America. NOTE: RaceFreeZone believes all these should read “100%.” If we would stop dividing ourselves by features that don’t matter about us as individuals, perhaps in the next 20 years, we will hit 100% on all these questions. That should be America’s goal.