96 percent of Americans think racial disturbances this summer are 'likely'

96 percent of Americans think racial disturbances this summer are 'likely'
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A new Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll found that Americans don't think this year's racial tensions will stop with Baltimore.

A full 96 percent of respondents said that it was "likely there would be additional racial disturbances this summer," the Journal reports. The respondents differed on the explanation for the events, though.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.