The death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May 2020 caused a wave of public outrage. Following his death, many athletes and NFL players called for an end to police brutality and advocated social change. During a June 2020 survey in the United States, 64 percent of Democrat respondents said that kneeling during the national anthem was an acceptable form of protest.
Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by political affiliation
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Kneeling during the national anthem is an acceptable form of protest
Kneeling during the national anthem is not an acceptable form of protest
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Morning Consult. (June 18, 2020). Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126363/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-political-affiliation/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by political affiliation ." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126363/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-political-affiliation/
Morning Consult. (2020). Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by political affiliation . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126363/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-political-affiliation/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Kneeling during The National Anthem as a Form of Protest in The United States as of June 2020, by Political Affiliation ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126363/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-political-affiliation/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126363/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-political-affiliation/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by political affiliation [Graph], Morning Consult, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126363/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-political-affiliation/
