According to a survey in July 2020, 83 percent of Black respondents said that racism is a current problem in the United States that continues to hold back people of color, while 52 percent of White respondents said that is a historical problem that has largely been solved.
Opinions of adults on the current state of racism in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity
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YouGov. (July 2, 2020). Opinions of adults on the current state of racism in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131573/opinions-us-adults-current-state-racism-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Opinions of adults on the current state of racism in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. July 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131573/opinions-us-adults-current-state-racism-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of adults on the current state of racism in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131573/opinions-us-adults-current-state-racism-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Opinions of Adults on The Current State of Racism in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131573/opinions-us-adults-current-state-racism-ethnicity/
YouGov, Opinions of adults on the current state of racism in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131573/opinions-us-adults-current-state-racism-ethnicity/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Opinions of adults on the current state of racism in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], YouGov, July 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131573/opinions-us-adults-current-state-racism-ethnicity/