Since the election of Barack Obama, the racists in this country have grown bolder, and made it obvious that racism is still a big problem in the United States. And the numerous killings by police of Black men (without any punishment being given to the police) show that racism seems to be rampant in our criminal justice system ( not to mention the racist quotas of Whites to Blacks in our penitentiaries).
Why is this? How can racism still be a big problem in the 21st Century in a country that claims to value equal rights? That charts above give us a big clue as to why. Too many Whites are in denial. They don't want to admit, either through ignorance or a desire to preserve "White privilege", that the problem exists. But it does exist -- whether they want to admit it or not.
Many have said we need to have a national discussion of race and racism. I agree. But we can't have that discussion until Whites are ready to admit we have a problem in the first place.
These charts were made from information in a new YouGov Poll -- done between April 28th and 30th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a margin of error of 4.1 points.
