IN THIS SERIES

• SUNDAY: Races See 2 Cincinnatis   A new poll commissioned by The Enquirer finds deep divisions in the way blacks and whites view their lives, themselves and each other. • MONDAY: Law Enforcement   From racial profiling to police professionalism, blacks see problems where whites do not. • TUESDAY: The Workplace   Black workers see fewer opportunities for assignments and promotions, creating conflict on the job. • WEDNESDAY: Schools   Slight majority of whites, fewer blacks think their public schools are working. • THURSDAY: Neighborhoods   Both blacks and whites say they welcome people of other races to their neighborhoods.

        For five days, the Enquirer examined attitudes and perceptions of Greater Cincinnatians on racial issues.

        The series is based on a scientific telephone poll of 1,112 Greater Cincinnati adults done Aug. 17-23 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research of Columbia, Md. The poll is amplified by Enquirer reporting and photography.

        Even before April's protests and riots, the Enquirer had begun taking a hard look at racial problems in ''Divided By Race,'' a continuing series of projects on divisions between blacks and whites. A companion series, ''A Question of Justice,'' has investigated the Cincinnati Police Division.

        The Enquirer and Post Newspapers In Education, in collaboration with WCET Education & Technology, has lesson plans and links available online for Tristate educators. Visit Cincinnati.com/nie/commonground to access a racial attitude survey tailored to students, as well as ideas for incorporating the town forum Common Ground: Working for Change into the classroom.

        ONLINE EXTRA: Complete poll results and PDF of the report

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