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{UAH} BLACK LIVES MATTER SUPPORT IS DROPPING

Black Lives Matter support drops 12 percent over summer, poll finds

Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has cratered over the past three months — as some protests led by the group have descended into violence and looting, a new poll has found.

A majority of American adults — 55 percent — said they either strongly or somewhat supported BLM now, a decrease from 67 percent in June, according to the Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday.

The percentage of those who say they strongly support the movement is also down, from 38 percent three months ago to 29 percent now.

People attend a “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” protest against racism and police brutality. Getty Images

 

The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 reinvigorated the movement, which launched in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin’s death. Floyd’s death sparked demonstrations and riots nationwide that have escalated with clashes between protesters and police.

Support among respondents identifying as white Republicans plummeted from 37 percent in June to about 16 percent in September, the survey found.

Support from white Democrats dropped slightly, from 92 percent in June to 88 percent in September.

The sentiment has also dwindled among white and Hispanic adults. Sixty percent of white Americans said they strongly or somewhat supported BLM in June versus 45 percent in September, while 77 percent of Hispanics supported BLM three months ago, compared to 66 percent now.

The movement, however, is still overwhelmingly backed by black Americans — with nearly nine out of 10 saying they support it.

The survey was conducted among 10,093 adults in the US between Sept. 8 and 13.

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