JANE ELLIOTT

"BLACK LIVES MATTER"

Jane Elliott is an American schoolteacher, antiracism activist, and educator. She is known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class on April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children had written about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination.