Apparently they do, according to one survey. From Arnold Patch (Missouri): "'[Washington University professor James L.] Gibson’s findings, based on national surveys conducted between
2005-2011, suggest many black Americans still feel less free than whites
when it come to engaging in political activities, including such icons
of American democracy as the right to assemble and speak out on
sensitive political issues. His analysis, titled Being Free in Obama’s America: Racial Differences in Perceptions of Constraints on Political Action is published in a forthcoming special issue of Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences."
Among the statistics that Professor Gibson found: "Conservative blacks and liberal blacks perceived equivalent levels
of freedom prior to the election, but after, conservative blacks felt
markedly less free than liberal blacks."
In addition: "Black perceptions of political freedom have decreased significantly
among [religious] fundamentalist blacks, especially those who consider themselves to
be 'born again.'"
Do Black Conservatives Feel Politically Disempowered?
