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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alice Herman

‘Racial resentment’ a factor in violence of 6 January 2021, study says

Evening photo of front of columned building with multistory cupola, with a bright light illuminating smoke and US flags.
An explosion caused by a police munition at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

Political observers are quick to blame hyperpartisanship and political polarization for leading more than 2,000 supporters of Donald Trump to riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.

But according to a recently published study, “racial resentment” – not just partisanship – explains the violence that broke out after the 2020 election.

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