While black adults approve by more than a 4-to-1 margin athletes’ protests of perceived excessive police violence against black people, white adults disapprove of the protests by a more than 2-to-1 margin, according to a poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University.
Overall, American adults disapprove of the protests, led by Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem, 54 to 38 percent.
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More specifically, black adults approve of the protests 74 to 17 percent, while white adults disapprove 63 to 30 percent, the study found.