Race relations: four families discuss color and change
In Cedar Rapids area, Dave Roach and friends from Marion share views on race, fear, and ignorance. They reflect on childhood gaps, parenting, and the impact of Rodney King and national events on conversations about race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Chicago
South Side
Cedar Rapids
Bill
Windom
Minn
Bells
Marion
Roach
Mount Vernon Road
Minneapolis
Lorrie
Crystal
Kristy
Crystal Roach
Kristy Bell
David Roach II
Riley Bell
Ginger
Katy
The
Martin Luther King
Rodney
Rodney King
Blue eyes and brown eyes exercise on racism taught by Jane Elliott
Dale Kueter reports on Jane Elliott, creator of the blue eye brown eye experiment, its aim to reveal prejudice, its spread through schools, and Elliott's view that racism and sexism persist. She criticizes past leaders and notes her shift from classroom to business trainings. Elliott cites personal history and literary influences.
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Grant Wood Area
Cedar Rapids
Elliott
Osage
Estevanico
Louisiana
Arizona
Ronald Reagan
Moth
Remembering the eye color experiment that shaped a teacher
Rex Kozak recalls the blue eye brown eye exercise led by Jane Elliott in Riceville Iowa. He explains how the experiment influenced his views on discrimination and his life as a teacher promoting cooperation beyond skin color and ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Kozak
Jane Elliott
Klemme/Belmond Junior High School
Bonita
Klemme
Iowa
Elliott
Mrs. Elliott
Racism Seen Through Workers Stories In Chicago
A Chicago couple and fellow steelworkers discuss race and economics. They reflect on childhoods in mining regions, affirmative action, and job loss after Wisconsin Steel shutdowns. The piece highlights how prejudice persists amid hard times and evolving attitudes.
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Frank Lumpkin
Wisconsin Steel
Buffalo
Save Our Jobs Committee
Chicago
The American Obsession Race Part excerpt
Oral historian Studs Terkel presents diverse views from blacks and whites on race in a three part excerpt from Race How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession. The series explores attitudes toward affirmative action changing neighborhoods and hidden prejudices. It began Sunday and runs through Tuesday.
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Dave
Rockwell
Tech
Studs Terkelen Hensley
Chicago
Harlan County
Nashville
Studs Terkel
Terkel
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Air Force
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Riceville
Cresco
University of Northern Iowa
Harry Golden
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