USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 1-3, 2008. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Now thinking about relations between blacks and whites: 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?"

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5/1-3/08

6/4-24/07

6/8-25/06

CNN/Essence Magazine/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 26-April 2, 2008. N=2,184 adults nationwide (MoE ± 2), including 1,001 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ± 3) and, with an oversample, 1,014 blacks (MoE ± 3).

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"How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is in this country: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"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?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"Do you think the 'I Have a Dream Speech' is still relevant today to people of your generation, or don't you think it matters much to people of your generation today?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"Did the life of Martin Luther King influence you a great deal, somewhat, not very much, or not at all?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"Do you think the assassination of Martin Luther King was the act of one individual or part of a larger conspiracy?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 14-17, 2008. N=1,393 adults nationwide (MoE ± 3), including 743 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ± 3.5) and 513 blacks (MoE ± 4.5).

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"Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, how much of Dr. King's 'dream' that he talked about has been fulfilled today . . . ?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is where you live: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is in this country: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"On the average, blacks have worse jobs, income and housing than white people. Do you think this is mostly due to discrimination against blacks, or is it mostly due to something else?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"In general, do you think whites underestimate the amount of discrimination there is against blacks, or not?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"In general, do you think blacks overestimate the amount of discrimination against blacks, or not?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"Looking back over the last ten years, do you think the quality of life for blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"And looking back over the last forty years, do you think the quality of life for blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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"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?"

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ALL adults

   Whites

   Blacks

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

9/7-8/07

6/4-24/07

9/18-20/94

4/29 - 5/2/83

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

7/21-24/78

10/13-16/72

6/26 - 7/1/68

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

9/24-29/58

Quinnipiac University Poll. Aug. 7-13, 2007. N=1,545 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 2.5.

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"As you may know, the Supreme Court recently ruled that public schools may not consider an individual's race when deciding which students are assigned to specific schools. Do you agree or disagree with this ruling?"

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8/7-13/07

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 18-21, 2007. N=1,125 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"As you may know, the Supreme Court recently restricted how local school boards can use race to assign children to schools. Some argue this is a significant setback for efforts to diversify public schools, others say race should not be used in school assignments. On balance, do you approve or disapprove of this decision?"

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7/18-21/07

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"Do you approve or disapprove of last week’s Supreme Court decision to limit the use of race for school integration plans?"

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"Do you think race should be allowed as a factor in making decisions about employment and education, or should race not be allowed as a factor?"

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 12-15, 2007. N=1,141 adults nationwide (MoE ± 3), including an oversample of blacks for a total of 206 black respondents (MoE ± 7). Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Have you ever heard someone make a racially insensitive or insulting remark about African-Americans, or not?" If "Yes": "Were you personally offended by it, or not?"

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ALL adults

   Blacks

   Whites

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"Have you ever heard someone make a racially insensitive or insulting remark about white people, or not?" If "Yes": "Were you personally offended by it, or not?"

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ALL adults

   Blacks

   Whites

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"As you may know, a radio personality named Don Imus has been fired for making a racially insensitive or insulting remark about black women basketball players during his radio show. Do you think Imus should or should not have lost his job over this issue?"

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