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A 2023 report from Pew Research Center found that roughly half of U.S. adults think that in the last 60 years, the country has made a great deal or a fair amount of progress in ensuring equal rights for all people, regardless of race or ethnicity.
A third further believes the nation has made some progress, and 15% say there hasn’t been any at all. “Republicans and those who lean Republican say the country has made a great deal or a fair amount of progress on racial equality in the last 60 years. A far smaller share (38%) of Democrats and those who lean Democratic say the same,” Pew noted in the analysis. (TAKE A POLL: Are You Concerned About the National Debt and Its Implications For Future Generations?)
“Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans (19% vs. 10%) to say there hasn’t been much progress or there’s been no progress at all on this.” (TAKE A POLL: Do You Support the Idea of a Four-Day Workweek to Enhance Work-Life Balance?)
What Do All Americans Have To Say?
In another survey, Pew asked people who said efforts to ensure equal rights “haven’t gone far enough” how much they think each of the following needs to change to ensure equality for all people, regardless of race and ethnicity:
- The prison system
- Policing
- The political system
- The healthcare system
- The courts and judicial process
- The economic system
“Black Americans are more likely than White, Hispanic, and Asian Americans to say most of these systems need to be completely rebuilt,” Pew wrote. “democrats and those who lean Democratic are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say several of these systems need to be completely rebuilt.”
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