“But whites remain less optimistic, the survey found.”

That’s probably because whites are more likely to hear the racist remarks coming from their fellow whites. Do I think King’s vision has been fulfilled? Considering we just elected our first black president, I’d have to say yes. But we still have a very long road to travel in removing the hate and ignorance from our country; a feat I can’t see happening for quite some time to come.

Most blacks say MLK’s vision fulfilled, poll finds

WASHINGTON (CNN) — More than two-thirds of African-Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for race relations has been fulfilled, a CNN poll found — a figure up sharply from a survey in early 2008. [...]

The poll found 69 percent of blacks said King’s vision has been fulfilled in the more than 45 years since his 1963 “I have a dream” speech — roughly double the 34 percent who agreed with that assessment in a similar poll taken last March. [...]

“Whites don’t feel the same way — a majority of them say that the country has not yet fulfilled King’s vision,” CNN polling director Keating Holland said. However, the number of whites saying the dream has been fulfilled has also gone up since March, from 35 percent to 46 percent.

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