More in U.S. Believe Protest Actions Can Aid Black Adults
Posted on AllSides August 26th, 2020
From The Center
U.S. adults are more likely today than three decades ago to view several forms of protest as potentially helpful for improving the situation of Black Americans. Since Gallup last polled on this subject in 1988, there have been meaningful increases in the percentages of Americans saying that nonviolent protest, violent protest and economic boycotts, in particular, can help. Opinions on the effectiveness of legal action are little changed.
Americans are still most likely to see nonviolent protest and legal action as being helpful, and least likely to say violent protest...