Jane Elliott on The Rock Newman Show

Jane Elliott, known worldwide for her "Blue Eyes Brown Eyes" exercise, is an internationally known educator, anti-racism activist and feminist. In response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the day after it occurred the then 3rd grade teacher Jane Elliott created the "Blue Eyes Brown Eyes" exercise that has brought her international acclaim and notoriety for her courageous stand in 1968 to created an eye-color based exercise that for the duration of the exercise made white children the victims of the racism that is so pervasive in American society. A stand at the time that also brought with it family shame and death threats. Learn about this courageous educator in her own words on this episode of The Rock Newman Show.