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President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Photo: Yoichi Okamoto - Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Everybody but Republicans agrees the U.S. needs change to achieve racial equality

Half of Americansnow say racism is a big problem in society today. Among them, 73 percent of Blacks, 58 percent of Hispanics and 44 percent of Whites.

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The majorities of most ethnic and racial groups in the United States say equal rights for Blacks have not yet been achieved, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center released with occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act today. 

Six-in-ten Americans (59 percent) say the country needs to continue making changes to achieve racial equality, while 32 percent say the country has made the changes needed to give Blacks equal rights. 

Growing shares in all groups now say that more needs to be done to achieve racial equality: 53 percent of Whites compared to just 39 percent last year; 86 percent of Blacks compared to 79 percent last year; and 70 percent of Latinos compared to 54 percent last year. 

The only ones who disagree are Republicans: The majority (51 percent) say the country has already made the necessary changes while 42 percent say the country needs to make more changes to achieve racial equality.

Additionally, half of Americans (50 percent) now say racism is a big problem in society today. Among them, 73 percent of Blacks, 58 percent of Hispanics and 44 percent of Whites.

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