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Are today's white kids less racist than their grandparents?

  • Written by Margaret Hagerman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University
Are today's white kids less racist than their grandparents?Do we have any reason to believe that each new generation of white people will be more open-minded and tolerant than previous ones?Elvira Koneva

In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism.

Each new generation of white people, the thinking goes, will naturally and inevitably be more...

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