Black Americans

Black adults are particularly likely to say slavery continues to have an impact: More than eight-in-ten say this is the case.

Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.

Certain black Americans – particularly those who are college educated or male – are more likely to say they’ve faced certain situations because of their race.

Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.

Many Americans say the country hasn’t gone far enough in giving black people equal rights with whites. Most believe slavery continues to impact black people’s status.

About half of black Muslims are converts to Islam, a relatively high conversion level. Black Muslims, like black Americans overall, have high levels of religious commitment.

Black Millennials are more likely than nonblack Millennials, for example, to say they pray at least daily and attend religious services at least weekly.

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Black adults in the U.S. are more likely than most other Americans to read scripture regularly and to view it as the word of God.

Nearly eight-in-ten black Americans identify as Christian, compared with 70% of whites, 77% of Latinos and just 34% of Asian Americans.