How Does Jane Elliott's Blue Eyes/Brown Exercise Work?

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How Does Jane Elliott's Blue Eyes/Brown Exercise Work?

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In the 1960s, a Midwestern elementary school teacher became famous -- or infamous -- for walking her third-grade class through an exercise about racial discrimination. Learn about Jane Elliott and her blue eyes/brown eyes exercise in this episode of BrainStuff.
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