Not to mention the converse-racism. If I as a child was raised racist or otherwise-inclined to be racist toward black students, that perception might be challe

Not to mention the converse-racism. If I as a child was raised racist or otherwise-inclined to be racist toward black students, that perception might be challenged by seeing them alongside me in a gifted course. If I as that child believe the reason there is no gifted class for me to attend because it would hurt the black students' feelings, then that will heavily reinforce my racism.