A majority of Donald Trump supporters think everything has been terrible since the 1950s – Matthew Roza / Salon
A supporter of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump waits for his campaign rally to begin at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2FLDX
Dr. Ronald J. Sheehy, molecular biologist, retired university administrator, a frequent contributor to Salon, is the author of numerous articles on race, and a memoir, Possibilities: A Search for Personal Liberation.