Symbolic racism has declined in recent years because of the feeling among whites that African Americans finally have been getting what they rightly deserve.

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Symbolic racism persists because it is rooted in the belief that African Americans violate traditional American values such as individualism and self-reliance, not because of a perception that they have achieved equality or received what they deserve.

Symbolic Racism Has Declined in Recent Years Because of the Feeling