Survey; 75% of black Americans fear racial attacks.
Shortly after the deadly New York shooting, in which more than 10 victims were black, three-quarters of black Americans said in a poll that they were worried that they or their loved ones would be physically attacked for racist reasons.
According to a new poll released Saturday, three-quarters of black Americans say they are worried that they or someone they love will be physically assaulted because of their race.
A new Washington Post-Epsus poll found that 75 percent of black Americans polled worry that they or those they care about will be harmed because they are black, a week after the shooting. Deadly in a predominantly black neighborhood in New York’s Buffalo.
According to the Hill news website, 70 percent of black Americans in the poll said they believed half or more white Americans had white racial superiority, while only 19 percent said less than half white Americans did.
Two-thirds of those polled said white supremacy was a bigger problem than it was five years ago; 28% said the problem is the same; Five percent said the problem is smaller today.
Respondents were also asked about their feelings after the Buffalo shooting, in which a white suspect killed 10 people and injured three others. Eleven of the victims were black, and the suspect apparently supported a racist “excellent alternative theory.” Seventy percent of respondents said they were saddened by the bloody incident, while 62 percent said they felt angry. More than half said they were upset, 34 percent said they were scared, 21 percent said they were shocked and eight percent were surprised.
The assailant broadcast the incident live on Twitch, showing recorded screenshots of violent scenes, including a woman being shot in the head while walking outside a store. He also uploaded a 106-page online statement on the Internet, explaining that his motive was “a kind of conspiracy hypothesis” that shows that other races are taking the place of whites.
