The Day After Martin King Jr.: A Class Divided

In Jane Elliot’s third grade classroom experiment originally termed A Class Divided, several issues arose which was reflective of the societal tendencies of that time. The experiment was so impactful that Jane Elliot herself acknowledged what went down in the classroom was reflective of the ‘microcosm of society’ on how racism works.

Martin Luther King jr. was one of the most influential persons of the 20th Century. He is the father of the modern civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is recognized around the world as a symbol of freedom as well as peace. King practiced everything that he preached, he did not preach or speak values that he himself did not follow. He established himself as a pastor that was not afraid of hard work, guiding the middle-class congregation to public service. For example, Peake, Thomas R. author of "Martin Luther King, Jr.” states, “He encouraged his parishioners to help the needy and to be active in organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)”. I think that kings motivation

Everyone is likely to experience some form of discrimination or prejudice; as is anyone capable of acting prejudiced towards others. On April 5th, 1968, a teacher in Riceville, Iowa named Jane Elliot conducted an experiment with her third grade class that dealt with the concept of discrimination; and was documented in Peters’ 1985 ‘A Class Divided’. The exercise originally took place the day after Martin Luther King was assassinated. The documentary is an eye opener to the world of racism and discrimination. Bucher (2010) describes racism as “discrimination based on the belief that one race is superior to another” (97). According to Bucher (2010) “discrimination is defined as the

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I will discuss how his leadership has impacted both America as a whole and the United States Army, as well as how Dr. King has influenced my own life as a Soldier, Military Intelligence professional, and leader.

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month, Blacks have made huge strides although coming from a past of inequality. I wasn’t particularly interested in seeing Selma because I knew what it represented. I feared to cry and get emotional over the hardships of post-slavery and the battles of the Civil Rights Movement. I knew it was going to be gruesome to watch because of its vivid depiction of how our nation used to be and a touch of reality of how it continues to become.

The Civil Rights Movement had several pros however there are cons to every situation. The suffering of people were cured by the medicine of the great personality that still stand as the role model of the world, Martin Luther King Jr. He cured the people with the speeches they delivered and the letters they wrote. The letters and speeches delivered during this movement had been very inspirational in which it made more people want to become a part of this immense movement. Martin Luther King Jr. was very inspirational but had different ways to handle things than other civil rights movement leaders. MLK Jr. was a very big contributor to the Civil Rights Movement but he said everything through “The Letter from Birmingham”. The Civil rights Movement

It was the day after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, April 5th, 1968, when third grade teacher, Jane Elliott conducted her first “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise in her classroom. Just two years later, her class project went viral, and she drew national attention when ABC broadcasted her story in a documentary, Eye of the Storm. After researching Elliott further, I discovered that her simple role playing exercise surely changed her life, and this publication kick charged her equality campaign in which she continues to advocate for today by crusading throughout North America and delivering lectures about the realities of discrimination.

From observing the thirds graders in Jane Elliot experiment a class divided. It helps you see through the lenses of a group of children who can identify the differences of problem and issues when your labeled as individual who is less than. And it also makes you wonder how racism is brought out of certain groups in this country. The video also demonstrates a certain number of key of key pointers when telling the children right from wrong. When explaining that the children were quite confused why a person who has a different eye color was treated differently in society. The children in A Class Divided demonstrated the characteristics of "Kohlberg’s Moral reasoning stage 3".

The Civil Rights Movement marked a critical moment in the history of the United States. For many years, African Americans had been subjected to racial discrimination in almost every facet of life. The movement provided an opportunity for them to fight for equal treatment before the law. In the early 1960s, the movement had achieved important gains that included President John F. Kennedy's backing of the Civil Rights Bill and the Washington March that culminated in Martin Luther King's famous speech "I Have a Dream." However, there were mixed reactions to the achievements of Martin Luther and the Civil Rights Movement. Critics claimed that the movement and its leaders expected too much, while militant activists charged that they had asked for

The book used as comparison to the Martin Luther King archive is April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How it Changed America by Michael Eric Dyson. This book uses more than one source for to help cite. Every chapter has about three or four minimum sources for each one. The sources the author chose were very good in terms of the use for this book. Some of which are sources from the books by Coretta Scott King told about her husband. In this evaluation, you will learn why April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How it Changed America is a better use for research than the King Center archive.

A Class Divided is about a 3rd grade class and their teacher. The teacher is passionately against racism and wants to inspire change. The day after Martin Luther King Jr. died she has the courage to start. She introduces the idea that blue-eyed people are better to her 3rd grade class and spends the whole day reinforcing that mindset. She gives biased examples of why the blue-eyed children are better, pointing out every mistake a brown-eyed child makes. She makes rules for the brown-eyed children to follow, telling them they can’t get seconds at lunch, play with the blued eyed children, or use the water fountain. She even goes so far as to give them collars to wear so that they are distinguished from a distance. The children follow along without

In the video, “A Class Divided,” the video shows a teacher from Iowa named, Jane Elliot who wants to teach her students the importance of discrimination. During her experimentation, she starts off her lesson by asking questions such as, “What is brotherhood?” “What is discrimination?” and “How are we supposed to treat people who look different than us?” Elliot then proceeds to ask her class if they would like to know what it feels like to be discriminated. Her emphasis in this experiment is to show how it felt to be discriminated. Elliot was inspired to do this experiment when she was listening to the television the night after they assassinated Martin Luther king. She kept hearing the news reporter say things like: “who will look after your people?” and “How will your people manage?” After this she knew she had to explain to her class in a way they will understand. Elliot decided to divide the class into two categories: the brown eyed kids and the blue eyed kids. At first the blue eyed kids were the superior race while, the brown eyed kids were the lower race. Being the inferior race meant that they had to wear blue collars around their necks in order to differentiate their eye color. Of course, the brown eyed kids had restrictions. They could not play in the playground, they could not befriend nor socialize with the blue eyed kids, and etc. The kids had a chance to walk in

During the course of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, there were several black and white supporters who had brave roles. The most prominent and persistent activist of African American rights movement was Martin Luther King Jr. King’s ideas sparked the ideal perspective of equality. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equality by organizing marches, giving powerful speeches, and staying positive through adversity.

¨Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt.¨ This was once stated by Mahatma Gandhi one of the leaders of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is a refusal to obey the law as a way of peaceful protest and be alright with serving the consequences. Civil disobedience a hotly debated topic some believing that it is affective and some believing it is not. I believe civil disobedience is effective, because it makes opponents look bad, also civil disobedience gets results, and last but not least uses less violence than regular war.

After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr a school teacher in Iowa devised an experiment that would give participants first-hand experience of discrimination. Jane Elliott’s experiment will be evaluated in this essay as well as analysing the impacts of her experiment. Additionally, this essay will identify the ethical challenges of such an experiment and how Elliott alleviated those ethical concerns where possible. Elliott’s two day social experiment challenged the participants, 8 and 9 year old children, to understand how it feels to be discriminated against.