By 2020, something historically unprecedented occurred: On several measures, White Democrats were just as racially liberal as Black Democrats. The percentage of White Democrats who agreed that “Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it difficult for Black people to work their way out of the lower class” rose from 50% to 78% over eight years. By 2020, White Democrats were just as likely as Black Democrats to agree (see Figure 5.60).
