Parents with select beliefs on how slavery is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party

In 2022, parents who identified as Democrats were more likely than Republicans to believe that children should be taught that the legacy of slavery still affects the position of Black people in American society today, with 70 percent of Democratic parents in the United States sharing this belief. In contrast, the majority of parents who identified as Republicans believed that children should be taught that slavery is a part of American history but does not affect the position of Black people in American society today. Republican parents were also slightly more likely than Democrats to believe that children should not learn about slavery in school at all.

在2022年，相较于共和党人，民主党籍的父母更倾向于认为应教育孩子认识到奴隶制的遗留在今天仍然影响着美国社会中黑人的地位，美国70%的民主党籍父母持有此观点。相反，大多数共和党籍的父母则认为应教育孩子，奴隶制是美国历史的一部分，但并不影响今天美国社会中黑人的地位。此外，相较于民主党人，共和党籍的父母更有可能认为孩子在学校中根本不应学习有关奴隶制的知识。