A Class Divided

Introduction

Everyone is likely to some form of discrimination or prejudice. On April 5th, 1968, a teacher in Riceville, Iowa named Jane Elliot conducted an exercise on her third grade class students that dealt with the concept of discrimination that would grow up to be a renowned experience. The exercise was the result from Martin Luther King assassination. The documentary is an eye opening into the world of racism and discrimination. The dictionary defines racism as a doctrine that one race is superior and discrimination as the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice ...