Black Americans express fears, resolve after Trump's victory

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Black voters were important to President Joe Biden's victory over Trump in 2020, when Harris was also elected as the first Black and first Asian-American U.S. vice president.
62% : Harris won 86% of the Black vote, compared to 12% for Trump, according to Edison Research, the same share of support Biden received in 2020.
59% : "He's going to be amazing for Black people," said Carter, who voted early for Trump, also his choice in the previous two elections.
53% : I like the way he carries himself," Goodbeir said, adding he believes Trump will improve the economy and reduce the cost of living.
51% : In North Carolina, an Edison Research exit poll showed Trump boosting his share of the Black vote to 12%, from 7% in 2020.
48% : Trump won North Carolina with about 51% of the vote.
47% : While Trump made gains among Black Americans in North Carolina and some in the community celebrated his win, nationally his vote share among Black voters was unchanged in the Tuesday vote from 2020, according to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, which showed a much larger swing towards Trump among Hispanic voters.
42% : Many Black Americans fear rollback of civil rights under Trump*Some Black Americans believe Trump will improve jobs and economy*Civil rights groups vow to fight harder for racial equalityBy Tim Reid, Bianca Flowers, Helen Coster, Timothy Aeppel and Stephanie KellyATLANTA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Donald Trump´s U.S. presidential election victory has sent shockwaves through Black American communities, which voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris despite a campaign by her Republican rival to court Black men.
42% : "Trump is trying to protect us," Goodbeir said.
33% : Throughout his campaign, Trump tried to make inroads with Black men, but he only received 20% of their vote, a one percentage point increase from 2020, according to Edison Research.
33% : He believes Trump will improve the lives of Black Americans by boosting jobs, lowering prices, and keeping America out of foreign wars.
32% : "Some of the stuff that Trump says and gets away with, and people clap, and there's never a repercussion for it.
30% : Trump has said immigrants in the U.S. illegally are "poisoning the blood of our country."
20% : "At an event with Black journalists in July, Trump said immigrants were taking "Black jobs", reinforcing racist stereotypes about the kinds of work Black Americans do.
18% : Trump denies he is racist.
18% : "At the event with journalists in July, Trump falsely claimed Harris previously downplayed her Black heritage.

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