Most Whites in the 21st century oppose policy efforts to reduce racial inequality. This is not terribly surprising, since most Whites are Republican or ideologically and racially conservative. However, it is also the case that many, and often most, White Democrats and liberals also oppose all but the most benign remedial policies. For example in the 2016 ANES a majority (69%) of White Democrats, White ideological liberals (63%) and even White racial liberals (defined as those scoring in the lowest third of the racial resentment scale) opposed affirmative action policies for Blacks in the workplace. Also, most of the racial attitudes literature in political science is designed to explain why White Republicans or conservatives oppose policies designed to reduce racial inequality. What is less often explored is why White Democrats and liberals do not vigorously support policies designed to reduce racial inequality. One of the central questions motivating this project is whether White liberals would substantially increase their support for policies like affirmative action and reparations if they only became aware of the substantial magnitude of contemporary racial disparities between Blacks and Whites. Additionally, much of the literature on Black public opinion centers on “linked fate” and its attitudinal consequences. But what receives less attention is why so many Blacks fail to embrace racially redistributive policies (or, candidates who propose them) even as they almost unanimously express high levels of racial group identity. Thus, another central question motivating this project is whether Blacks would substantially increase their support for policies like affirmative action and reparations if they only became aware of the substantial magnitude of contemporary racial disparities.