Susie Meister
Jane Elliott: Civil Rights Activist, Living Legend
My guest today was recently honored as a living legend by the Human Symphony Foundation, and she truly deserves the title. Â Jane Elliott is an internationally known educator who was made famous by her Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes exercise. After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. she wanted to introduce her Iowa grade school students to the horrors of racism in a way they could understand. She assigned her students inferiority/superiority based solely on eye color. Her exercise has since been duplicated around the world. She still tours the global educating people on racism and fighting for equal rights for all. It was an absolute honor to speak to her. Below is a video of her conducting the exercise with her class. Â Listen to my podcast below the video. Visit janeelliott.com for more on her amazing life.