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Pauline Grosjean, Federico Masera, Hasin Yousaf 23 January 2021
The US saw a resurgence of racial and ethnic turmoil and tensions during Donald Trump’s presidency. This column examines how Trump s 2016 presidential campaign affected police behaviour towards Black Americans, using data on nearly 12 million vehicle stops by the police in 142 counties where Trump held a rally during his campaign. It finds that the probability that a driver stopped by police would be Black increased after a Trump event, and estimates that Trump s rallies may have led to nearly 30,000 additional stops of Black people by the police in the months following his rallies.  ....

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