When asked about whether "diversity, equity and inclusion programs," are a good or bad thing, 61 percent said such efforts were good. But more, 69 percent, said they were good when given a more detailed definition: "programs to hire more employees from groups that are underrepresented in their workforce, such as racial and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities and to promote equity in the workplace."

White Americans were far more likely to say DEI programs are "a good thing" when given the more precise definition. Fifty-one percent of White people said corporate DEI programs were good; when given more detail, 64 percent of White people said they were good.

Black Americans were among the most supportive of DEI programs: 83 percent said they approved of DEI programs but slightly more said DEI was a good thing when given the more specific definition (88 percent).

Fifty-seven percent of Americans overall said DEI programs neither help or hurt them personally, while 25 percent said they personally benefit from such efforts and 14 percent said DEI personally hurts them.

Hopefully our courts see the 13th and 14th Amendments' raison d' etre to address our admittedly unequal society - along with the history of Plessy and Jim Crow - as natural, reasoned outgrowths of the same effort, fully constitutionalized within the charge and language of each Amendment.