The death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May 2020 caused a wave of public outrage. Following his death, many athletes and NFL players called for an end to police brutality and advocated social change. During a June 2020 survey in the United States, 64 percent of African American respondents said that kneeling during the national anthem was an acceptable form of protest.
Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Kneeling during the national anthem is an acceptable form of protest
Kneeling during the national anthem is not an acceptable form of protest
Don't know/ No opinion
White
34%
45%
21%
Hispanic
44%
22%
34%
African American
64%
10%
27%
Other
43%
24%
33%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Morning Consult. (June 18, 2020). Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126369/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126369/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. (2020). Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126369/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Kneeling during The National Anthem as a Form of Protest in The United States as of June 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126369/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-ethnicity/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126369/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-ethnicity/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Public opinion on kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126369/nfl-players-kneeling-protest-ethnicity/
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