Jane Elliott

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".

Known For

Jane Elliott Against the World

Blue Eyed

The Eye of the Storm

Der Rassist in uns

Eye Opener

A Class Divided

The Event: How Racist Are You?

Indecently Exposed!

All Movies (10)

• Jane Elliott Against the World2026 · as Self
• Der Rassist in uns2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Event: How Racist Are You?2009 · as Self
• Indecently Exposed!2004 · as Herself
• Eye Opener2004 · as Herself
• The Stolen Eye2002 · as Self
• The Angry Eye2001 · as Self
• Blue Eyed1996 · as Self
• A Class Divided1985 · as Herself
• The Eye of the Storm1970 · as Self