The Board of Education banned educational segregation, the Illinois school district had created a completely different gifted program for Hispanic students, separate from the gifted program for white students. Ford found that in 2009 and 2001, the RDCI (The Relative Difference in Composition Index) researched and concluded that "at least half a million African American and Hispanic students combined are not identified as gifted” (Ford 145). As African American students become the majority race in public education, the percentage of African Americans, even those recognized as gifted or accelerated in their studies, is not increasing proportionately (Ford). Society has precedents for people having higher intelligence than those who don't, but how can we even conclude superiority when not everyone has the opportunity to receive a meaningful education? African Americans are not able to increase their percentage of gifted students because African American students are not even given the chance to be recognized as worthy or capable of such achievements. As society advances academically and leaves African Americans with flawless education, the percentage of African Americans attending college and entering professional careers