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Most Americans Think U.S. Race Relations Are Bad

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Ridgewood NJ, as the nation nears the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, only a quarter of Americans have a positive view of race relations in the country.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 25% of American Adults believe race relations in the nation today are good or excellent, including just eight percent (8%) who rate them as excellent. That’s barely changed from April 2021. Thirty-five percent (35%) now give U.S. race relations a poor rating, down from 44% last spring. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. The Corporation for National and Community service has been charged to lead this effort for the last quarter century.

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