Demographers have warned that in the near future, non-Hispanic whites will be a minority of the US population. In states like Texas or California, and in hundreds of cities and counties, the future has arrived.
For many Americans, the election of Barack Obama, which was partly made possible by the growing strength of non-white voters, marked a momentous moment in that country's racial history. But for some whites, the election of the first black president was also a powerful symbol of its decline in American society.
Michael I. Norton, a professor at the Harvard Business School, suggests that whites have come to see the bias against their race as a bigger problem than bias directed against black people, and think that progress and Social achievements of blacks happen at the expense of their rights. …show more content…
Few politicians were better prepared than Trump to take advantage of these changes. While open racism against blacks remains one of the most powerful taboos in US politics, polls show that Americans feel more free to voice their concerns about illegal immigrants and aversion to
For many Americans, the election of Barack Obama, which was partly made possible by the growing strength of non-white voters, marked a momentous moment in that country's racial history. But for some whites, the election of the first black president was also a powerful symbol of its decline in American society.
Michael I. Norton, a professor at the Harvard Business School, suggests that whites have come to see the bias against their race as a bigger problem than bias directed against black people, and think that progress and Social achievements of blacks happen at the expense of their rights. …show more content…
Few politicians were better prepared than Trump to take advantage of these changes. While open racism against blacks remains one of the most powerful taboos in US politics, polls show that Americans feel more free to voice their concerns about illegal immigrants and aversion to