Have the black people in Louisiana tried being white?
Waiting to see if they allow themselves to be pushed back to Jim Crow
But if they peacefully gather in protest, it will be considered a riot and people will be hurt.
(1/3 of the United States is black)
It’s actually 12 to 14% but you can be forgiven for thinking that. There are studies now on how people misjudge the sizes of societal segments.
Good reading:
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
“Black Americans estimate that, on average, Black people make up 52% of the U.S. adult population; non-Black Americans estimate the proportion is roughly 39%, closer to the real figure of 12%. First-generation immigrants we surveyed estimate that first-generation immigrants account for 40% of U.S. adults, while non-immigrants guess it is around 31%, closer to the actual figure of 14%.”
Current estimates put the black population at around 48.3 million people as of 2023:
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/facts-about-the-us-black-population/
Out of around 335 million Americans.
48.3/335 = 14.4%.
3/5ths
What kind of pen is he using that doesn’t bleed on a cocktail napkin?
