Eye of the Storm (1970 film)
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Eye of the Storm is a 1970 American TV-documentary directed by William Peters
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's experiment of dividing an otherwise homogenous group of school kids after their eye color.
", a Frontline episode where footage from Eye of the Storm is intercut with new footage of the now adult kids.
William Peters
William Peters was a prominent figure in Philadelphia in the colonial and revolutionary era.He was born in Liverpool, England, and went to America in 1739, four years after his younger brother, Reverend Richard Peters. He was a lawyer and served as judge of the courts of common pleas, quarter...
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Plot summary
William Peters follows Jane ElliottJane Elliott
Jane Elliott is an American teacher and anti-racism activist. She created the famous “blue-eyed/brown-eyed” exercise, first done with grade school children in the 1960s, and which later became the basis for her career in diversity training.-Origin of the idea:While there are variations of the...
's experiment of dividing an otherwise homogenous group of school kids after their eye color.
Sequels
This documentary was followed up with "A Class DividedA Class Divided
"A Class Divided" is an episode of Frontline directed by William Peters.-Plot summary:William Peters follows up on the 1970 TV documentary Eye of the Storm about Jane Elliott's experiment of dividing an otherwise homogenous group of school kids by their eye color. The episode intercuts footage from...
", a Frontline episode where footage from Eye of the Storm is intercut with new footage of the now adult kids.