You raise some interesting points. A recent NY Times column noted that at beginning of the millennium polling indicated that most blacks in the U.S. believed that race relations were either somewhat good or very good. In fact, for a time this belief was stronger among blacks than whites. However, the rise of a more militant narrative on racism during the ensuing period has changed perceptions within the black community. This suggests that if you tell people they're collectively victimized, many will apparently assume this to be an incontrovertible fact, whatever their own personal experiences. Rather than acknowledging the value of incremental progress, many will instead focus on events and statistics that sustain a belief in their own victimization, thereby rendering such victimization a form of self-fulfilling prophesy.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/opinion/trumps-empty-culture-wars.html

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