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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
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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