A substantial share of black voters support the most racist candidates.

Evidence

What is particularly striking is that a substantial number of those who do not wish to have a black president or minister are black themselves In fact, a considerable proportion of blacks have traditionally voted for the most racist and reactionary candidates. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3595

Categorization

• QUESTION: What mechanisms explain black voting for openly racist candidates — internalized racism, single-issue voting, or clientelism? Worth digging into the electoral data behind this claim.
• CANDY: A jarring, conversation-stopping fact: large numbers of black voters backing the most racist candidates.