US race relations at lowest point in more than 20 years, poll finds

For the second year running, the relationship between Black and white adults in the US is at its worst in two decades, a poll has found.

Washington DC analytics firm Gallup published its research on Wednesday, stating that 57 per cent of American adults perceived race relations to be “somewhat” or “very” bad.

Forty two per cent of Americans said race relations between Black and white people were “somewhat” or “very” good.

Black people in the survey made up 33 per cent of those who thought relationships were good, while 43 per cent of white people surveyed said relations between Black and white people were good.