The poll also indicated that whites opposed such vouchers by a margin of 50.2 percent to 41.3 percent.

Former slaves wanted such a system while the wealthier whites opposed the idea.

Blacks supported him, but planters and other whites opposed him.

Surprisingly, although many whites opposed the notion, some of his most vocal opposition came from members of the black community.

But that period was also roiled by disputes - especially over busing - which whites opposed.

Many racist whites fiercely opposed allowing blacks to move into an all white neighborhood.

Some conservative whites (especially segregationists) opposed the broadcast of such music, but many others purchased the R&B records and danced to them.

To be sure, Shafer says, many whites in the South aggressively opposed liberal Democrats on race issues.

The poll found that black Americans are far more likely than whites to oppose Mr. Bush's policy in Iraq.

In one sharp difference, whites generally opposed and African-Americans supported increased governmental efforts like affirmative action to lift black achievement.