This statistic shows the results of a survey, conducted in 2013, among black Americans on how they think civil rights for black people have changed in the United States over time. 25 percent of respondents stated they believe that the civil rights situation of black Americans has greatly improved.
Black Americans: Do you feel civil rights for blacks in this country have improved, stayed the same, or worsened?
According to the source, results are based on "telephone interviews [...] with [...] non-Hispanic blacks".
The source worded the question as follows: "Thinking back over your lifetime, how do you feel civil rights for blacks have changed in this country -- would you say the situation has greatly improved, somewhat improved, stayed pretty much the same, somewhat worsened, or greatly worsened?"
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Gallup. (August 26, 2013). Black Americans: Do you feel civil rights for blacks in this country have improved, stayed the same, or worsened? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284111/evaluation-of-black-americans-civil-rights-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Black Americans: Do you feel civil rights for blacks in this country have improved, stayed the same, or worsened?." Chart. August 26, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284111/evaluation-of-black-americans-civil-rights-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2013). Black Americans: Do you feel civil rights for blacks in this country have improved, stayed the same, or worsened?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284111/evaluation-of-black-americans-civil-rights-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Black Americans: Do You Feel Civil Rights for Blacks in This Country Have Improved, Stayed The Same, or Worsened?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284111/evaluation-of-black-americans-civil-rights-in-the-us/
Gallup, Black Americans: Do you feel civil rights for blacks in this country have improved, stayed the same, or worsened? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284111/evaluation-of-black-americans-civil-rights-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Black Americans: Do you feel civil rights for blacks in this country have improved, stayed the same, or worsened? [Graph], Gallup, August 26, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284111/evaluation-of-black-americans-civil-rights-in-the-us/
