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Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott

Acting

Born November 30, 1933

American diversity educator. As a schoolteacher, Jane Elliott became known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise, which she first conducted with her third-grade class on April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The classroom exercise was filmed in 1970, becoming the documentary The Eye of the Storm. PBS series Frontline featured a reunion of the 1970 class, as well as Elliott's work with adults, in its 1985 episode "A Class Divided".

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (9)
  • 2026Jane Elliott Against the World — Self
  • 2014Der Rassist in uns — Self (archive footage)
  • 2009The Event: How Racist Are You? — Self
  • 2004Eye Opener — Herself
  • 2004Indecently Exposed! — Herself
  • 2002The Stolen Eye — Self
  • 2001The Angry Eye — Self
  • 1985A Class Divided — Herself
  • 1970The Eye of the Storm — Self