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“Black people were more strongly associated with weapons, even if violent crime rates were higher for White people than Black people. Thus, the stereotype that Black people are violent reflects more than just an awareness of differential crime rates among Whites and Blacks."

Geographic Variation in the Black-Violence Stereotype Geographic Variation in the Black-Violence Stereotype
Geographic Variation in the Black-Violence Stereotype
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Johnson, David J. / Chopik, William J.
Vol. 10 Issue 3, pp. 287–294, 2019
10.1177/1948550617753522
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