This statistic shows the opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity. During the survey, 41 percent of respondents said that the United States should pay reparations to African-Americans who are the descendants of slaves.
Opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity
Original question: As a way to make up for the harm caused by slavery and other forms of racial discrimination, do you think the United States should or should not pay reparations, that is, should or should not pay money to African-Americans who are descendants of slaves?
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GenForward Survey. (June 14, 2019). Opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017805/opinion-young-americans-paying-reparations-african-americans-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey. "Opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. June 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017805/opinion-young-americans-paying-reparations-african-americans-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey. (2019). Opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017805/opinion-young-americans-paying-reparations-african-americans-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey. "Opinion among Young Americans about Paying Reparations to African-americans in 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017805/opinion-young-americans-paying-reparations-african-americans-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey, Opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017805/opinion-young-americans-paying-reparations-african-americans-ethnicity/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Opinion among young Americans about paying reparations to African-Americans in 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], GenForward Survey, June 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017805/opinion-young-americans-paying-reparations-african-americans-ethnicity/