Reduction in Racial Disparities and White Backlash in the 21st Century United States of America

The relationship between state-level racial disparities and White Americans’ biases was examined with over 200,000 respondents. Reductions of racial inequalities in multiple domains (e.g., unemployment) predicted increased pro-White bias. When White Americans are in environments where there are fewer racial inequalities, it may lead to increased pro-White attitudes.