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A Class Divided |
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The day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968, a third grade class in an all-white farming town in Iowa learned what it is like to be judged for their appearance. Their teacher Jane Elliot put them through a daring exercise on the meaning of discrimination. Divided by eye color, Elliot comments that she “watched what had been marvelous, cooperative, wonderful, thoughtful children turn into nasty, vicious, discriminating little third-graders in a space of fifteen minutes.” Pitted against their friends, A Class Divided shows the students dealing with racism. This short documentary will be followed by discussion and refreshments. |
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Presented by: The Educational Growth and Unity Association byueducators@byu.edu |
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Wednesday Movie Night July 26 @ 7 pm 166 MCKB |