Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1933-05-27 (91 years old)

Biography

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".

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1933-05-27 (91 years old)

Birth Name
Jane Jennison

Birth Place
Riceville, United States

Citizenships
United States

Awards
BBC 100 Women

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