Polling from PRRI in partnership with E Pluribus Unum.
"Americans are divided over what to do with Confederate memorials and monuments. Around a quarter of Americans say they should be left in place as they are (26%), one-third say they should be left in place with added information about the history of slavery and racism (35%), 28% say they should be removed and put in a museum, and 10% say they should be removed and destroyed.
Americans are also divided in their interpretations of the Confederate flag: 50% see it primarily as a symbol of Southern pride, while 47% see it mostly as a symbol of racism. This even division has remained relatively steady since PRRI began tracking this question, in 2015. More than eight in ten Republicans (83%) say it is a symbol of Southern pride, compared with less than half of independents (48%) and one in four Democrats (25%).
Americans are less divided over the public presence of other Confederate symbols, however. Around six in ten Americans see monuments to Confederate soldiers (64%); streets, schools, or public parks named for Confederate leaders (64%); and public celebrations of Confederate Memorial Day or Robert E. Lee's Birthday (60%) as expressions of Southern pride rather than as expressions of racism."
Poll with in-depth demographic information at the link.
"Americans are divided over what to do with Confederate memorials and monuments. Around a quarter of Americans say they should be left in place as they are (26%), one-third say they should be left in place with added information about the history of slavery and racism (35%), 28% say they should be removed and put in a museum, and 10% say they should be removed and destroyed.
Americans are also divided in their interpretations of the Confederate flag: 50% see it primarily as a symbol of Southern pride, while 47% see it mostly as a symbol of racism. This even division has remained relatively steady since PRRI began tracking this question, in 2015. More than eight in ten Republicans (83%) say it is a symbol of Southern pride, compared with less than half of independents (48%) and one in four Democrats (25%).
Americans are less divided over the public presence of other Confederate symbols, however. Around six in ten Americans see monuments to Confederate soldiers (64%); streets, schools, or public parks named for Confederate leaders (64%); and public celebrations of Confederate Memorial Day or Robert E. Lee's Birthday (60%) as expressions of Southern pride rather than as expressions of racism."
Poll with in-depth demographic information at the link.
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