A new poll from Marist College, PBS, and NPR carried out this week has found that 62 percent of Americans think that Confederate statues shouldn’t be taken down.
Only 27 percent believe that they should be removed, according to the poll.
Two-thirds of white and Latinos believe the statues should remain. African-Americans are divided on the issue, with 44 percent agreeing that they should stay. Forty percent believe they should go.
A statue on the portal of Duke University Chapel bearing the likeness of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was vandalized on early August 17, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images
