The one factor that has done the most to shape and form the education of gifted students over the last two decades has been race. It became so prominent an influence that a National Academy of Science panel was assembled to investigate it. One issue that was being studied by that panel was why were there so few minority students in programs for gifted students? This article discusses the role of race in gifted education. These results do indicate a serious problem that should not be denied. The incomplete development of some students' potential abilities, it is a condition that cries out for a series of actions for those interested in education in general, and in education of gifted students in particular.