Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois wrote in 1903 that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.”
A new survey about U.S. politics shows that race still complicates how Americans address civic and socioeconomic challenges 118 years later — and partisanship continues to influence the problem now, as it has for generations.
While Republicans, Democrats, independents and apolitical respondents to the survey are united in their desire to break through the wall of divisiveness, 7 out of 10 Americans believe that our political, social and racial divisions are driven from the top down by politicians and news outlets. It is one reason why only 14% of Americans believe politicians will cross the political line to solve problems over the next decade.
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