Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott (born 1933, Riceville, Iowa) is an American teacher and anti-racism activist. She created the famous “blue-eyed/brown-eyed” exercise, first done with grade school children in the 1960s, and which later became the basis for her career in diversity training.

Read more about Jane Elliott:  Origin of The Idea, The First Exercise, Controversy Surrounding The Exercise, Origin of Workplace Diversity Training, Criticism of Elliott-inspired Diversity Training, Legacy of The Original Exercise

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    Natural law is only whatever happens in your lifetime within fifty miles of you.
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