Following a series of high profile instances of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States in 2020, several professional athletes and teams took a stand and refused to compete in scheduled games to bring awareness to the situation. During an August 2020 survey in the United States, 25 percent of respondents said that this protest was very effective in bringing attention to police brutality and racial inequality.
Public opinion on the effectiveness of athletes refusing to compete in scheduled league games to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020
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Morning Consult. (August 30, 2020). Public opinion on the effectiveness of athletes refusing to compete in scheduled league games to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1172212/opinion-athletes-racial-inequality/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on the effectiveness of athletes refusing to compete in scheduled league games to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 ." Chart. August 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1172212/opinion-athletes-racial-inequality/
Morning Consult. (2020). Public opinion on the effectiveness of athletes refusing to compete in scheduled league games to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1172212/opinion-athletes-racial-inequality/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on The Effectiveness of Athletes Refusing to Compete in Scheduled League Games to Bring Attention to Police Brutality and Racial Inequality in The United States as of August 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1172212/opinion-athletes-racial-inequality/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on the effectiveness of athletes refusing to compete in scheduled league games to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1172212/opinion-athletes-racial-inequality/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Public opinion on the effectiveness of athletes refusing to compete in scheduled league games to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, August 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1172212/opinion-athletes-racial-inequality/
