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CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. N=814 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

"Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, do you think the U.S. has fulfilled the vision King outlined in that speech, or don't you think so?"

1/14-15/13

47

1

2

Whites

46

1

2

Non-whites

50

-

-

1/14-16/11

49

1

2

12/16-20/09

47

1

1

1/12-15/09

49

1

-

3/26 - 4/2/08

59

4

3

"Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, do you think the U.S. has fulfilled the vision King outlined in that speech, or don't you think so?" If hasn't fulfilled King's vision: "Do you think the U.S. can eventually fulfill the vision in King's speech, or don't you think so?" Combined responses

1/14-15/13

27

22

1

-

Whites

25

23

1

-

Non-whites

31

19

-

-

1/14-16/11

26

23

1

1

12/16-20/09

31

17

1

-

1/12-15/09

33

16

1

-

3/26 - 4/2/08

41

19

4

2

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 4-7, 2011. N=1,319 adults nationwide (margin of error ± 4), including, with an oversample, 796 non-Hispanic whites (margin of error ± 5) and 376 non-Hispanic blacks (margin of error ± 6).

"Do you think that relations between blacks and whites will always be a problem for the United States, or that a solution will eventually be worked out?"

8/4-7/11

52

2

Blacks

42

2

Whites

54

2

10/16-19/09

56

4

6/5 - 7/6/08

58

3

5/1-3/08

54

4

6/4-24/07

54

4

6/8-25/06

54

4

6/6-25/05

50

4

6/9-30/04

51

4

"How much of a role, if any, do you think the government should have in trying to improve the social and economic position of blacks and other minority groups in this country: a major role, a minor role, or no role at all?"

8/4-7/11

46

26

1

Blacks

32

8

1

Whites

50

30

1

6/6-25/05

44

17

2

6/9-30/04

45

14

1

"Thinking back over your lifetime, how do you feel civil rights for blacks have changed in this country? Would you say the situation has greatly improved, somewhat improved, stayed pretty much the same, somewhat worsened, or greatly worsened?"

8/4-7/11

39

8

1

2

Blacks

56

9

4

2

Whites

37

8

1

1

"Do you think new civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against blacks, or not?"

8/4-7/11

76

2

Blacks

48

1

Whites

83

3

"Do you approve or disapprove of marriage between blacks and whites?"

8/4-7/11

11

3

Blacks

2

2

Whites

14

3

9/7-8/07

15

6

6/4-24/07

17

6

9/18-20/94

37

15

4/29 - 5/2/83

50

7

For comparison:
"Do you approve or disapprove of marriage between whites and non-whites?"

7/21-24/78

54

10

10/13-16/72

60

11

6/26 - 7/1/68

73

8

For comparison:
"Do you approve or disapprove of marriage between white and colored people?"

9/24-29/58

94

3

"How do you view Barack Obama's election as president in terms of progress for blacks in the United States -- as the most important advance for blacks in the past one hundred years; as one of the two or three most important advances for blacks in the past one hundred years, but not the most important; important, but not among the most important advances; or not that important?"

8/4-7/11

27

30

26

3

Blacks

31

23

9

3

Whites

27

32

29

2

10/16-19/09

38

24

16

2

11/5/08

38

15

10

4

"As a result of Barack Obama's election, do you think race relations in this country have gotten a lot better, gotten a little better, not changed, gotten a little worse, or gotten a lot worse?"

8/4-7/11

28

41

16

7

Blacks

34

27

16

8

Whites

25

45

16

6

"In the years ahead, as a result of Barack Obama's presidency, do you think race relations in this country will get a lot better, get a little better, not change, get a little worse, or get a lot worse in the long term?"

8/4-7/11

40

35

8

3

Blacks

40

21

10

4

Whites

39

39

7

3

10/16-19/09

46

25

7

6

"Next we have a question about a president's policies to help improve the standard of living of blacks in the United States. Do you think the policies of Barack Obama will go too far, will be about right, or will not go far enough in promoting efforts to aid the black community?"

8/4-7/11

43

23

10

Blacks

47

43

5

Whites

42

18

12

"Thinking back to Dr. Martin Luther King and his dream of racial equality, do you think that dream has now been realized in the United States, or not?"

8/4-7/11

49

Blacks

45

Whites

51

"Thinking back to Dr. Martin Luther King and his dream of racial equality, do you think that dream has now been realized in the United States, or not?" If has not been realized: "Do you think the United States has made major progress toward realizing that dream, minor progress, or no progress at all?" Combined responses

8/4-7/11

23

23

3

Blacks

13

28

4

Whites

26

23

2

"As you may know, a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is being opened in Washington, D.C., this month. Do you approve or disapprove of having a memorial to Martin Luther King there?"

8/4-7/11

5

4

Blacks

1

-

Whites

6

4

Washington Post Poll. July 28-31, 2011 (N=1,001) and Aug. 4-7, 2011 (N=88), for a combined sample of 1,089 adults nationwide (margin of error ± 3.5), including 743 non-Hispanic whites (margin of error ± 4), and 187 blacks (margin of error ± 8).

"Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, do you think the United States has fulfilled the vision King outlined in that speech, or don't you think so?"

ALL

55

1

10

Blacks

56

-

7

Whites

57

2

11

If has not been fulfilled:
"Do you think the United States can eventually fulfill the vision in Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, or don't you think so?"

ALL

39

9

Blacks

46

6

Whites

38

10