ethnically mixed communities, even when they do not have direct contact with minorities. Simply seeing white strangers interacting positively with ethnic minorities is enough to reduce racial prejudice. we don't just see reduced prejudice among people who have direct contact with ethnic minorities. It isn't even confined to those whose friends have contact with minorities.Even most prejudiced people who did not want to associate with other ethnic minorities became more tolerant over time when they lived in areas where others were mixing. The state with the most mixing people, between ethnic groups, lead to the highest reductions in racial prejudice
