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A Black Lives Matter mural painted on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York City, in June 2020. (John Lamparski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans views of the Black Lives Matter movement, videos of police violence against Black people and the treatment of Black people in the United States 10 years after the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on Twitter.

This analysis is based on a survey of 5,073 U.S. adults conducted April 10-16, 2023. Everyone who took part is a member of the Centers American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. Address-based sampling ensures that nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the ATPs methodology. Read more about the questions used for this report and the reports methodology.

References to White, Black and Asian adults include those who are not Hispanic and identify as only one race. Hispanics are of any race.

All references to party affiliation include those who lean toward that party. Republicans include those who identify as Republicans and independents who say they lean toward the Republican Party. Democrats include those who identify as Democrats and independents who say they lean toward the Democratic Party.

Ten years after the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on Twitter, about half of U.S. adults (51%) say they support the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Three years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, two-thirds expressed support for the movement.

In assessing the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, 32% say its been highly effective at bringing attention to racism against Black people. Smaller shares say the same about increasing police accountability (14%), improving the lives of Black people (8%) and improving race relations (7%). Overall, 31% of Americans say they understand the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement extremely or very well.

Views of the Black Lives Matter movement vary by:

The nationally representative survey of 5,073 U.S. adults was conducted April 10-16, 2023, using the CentersAmerican Trends Panel.

Additional key findings from the survey:

Like views of the Black Lives Matter movement, attitudes about videos of police violence against Black people being widely shared and the treatment of Black people in the U.S. often vary by race, ethnicity and partisanship.

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Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020 - Pew Research Center