Poll: 96% Expect More Racially Charged Unrest in U.S.

A whopping 96 percent of Americans say that they expect more racially charged unrest around the U.S. this summer, NBC News reported. In the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 68 percent of adults said they believe it is "very likely" that there will be more protests and clashes around the country like those after the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in Baltimore police custody. The expectation of more racial unrest nationwide was similar among respondents regardless of race. Also, more than half — 54 percent — believe a similar disturbance is likely in the metropolitan area closest to where they live.

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