This April marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, TN. Following his death, riots and protests erupted in cities across the country. But in the small town of Riceville, IA, it inspired an elementary school teacher to help her all-white class understand racism. Jane Elliott created the Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes experiment, a controversial exercise which treated school children differently based on their eye color. Correspondent Jessica Gomez travels to Iowa to talk with Elliott about why she says the lesson is still relevant today and the lasting impact on one of her students.
New Rosa Parks Documentary Dispels the Myth of Her "Accidental" Role in Civil Rights Movement
October 23, 2022New Rosa Parks Documentary Dispels the Myth of Her "Accidental" Role in Civil Rights Movement
October 23, 2022
OCTOBER 22, 2022
October 23, 2022OCTOBER 22, 2022
October 23, 2022
Civil rights scholar says America ‘at a moment of reckoning in so many areas’
June 8, 2022Civil rights scholar says America ‘at a moment of reckoning in so many areas’
June 8, 2022
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
February 27, 2022FEBRUARY 26, 2022
February 27, 2022
Missing for Over Two Years And Still No Answers
January 16, 2022Missing for Over Two Years And Still No Answers
January 16, 2022
Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education
October 17, 2021Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education
October 17, 2021
Preserving the Legacy of Emmett Till
August 29, 2021Preserving the Legacy of Emmett Till
August 29, 2021
Debate over the Birth Date of the United States
July 11, 2021Debate over the Birth Date of the United States
July 11, 2021
Medical Schools Scramble to Accommodate Influx of Applicants from States Enacting Abortion Bans
January 8, 2023Medical Schools Scramble to Accommodate Influx of Applicants from States Enacting Abortion Bans
January 8, 2023
Medical Schools Scramble to Accommodate Influx of Applicants from States Enacting Abortion Bans
January 8, 2023Medical Schools Scramble to Accommodate Influx of Applicants from States Enacting Abortion Bans
January 8, 2023
Cherokee Nation Makes Renewed Effort to Finally Seat Representative – Two Centuries After Treaty
December 11, 2022Cherokee Nation Makes Renewed Effort to Finally Seat Representative – Two Centuries After Treaty
December 11, 2022