Blog 8: If Our Eyes Were Blue

The story behind the track.

"If Our Eyes Were Blue" was inspired by the work of US-based educationalist, Jane Elliott. Since shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Jane has used role play to teach her pupils about racism, by asking them to segregate their class, and to discriminate, based solely on eye colour. This results in everyone in the class experiencing discrimination from both sides - becoming aware of what it feels like to be discriminated against. Samples of Ms Elliott are used with her permission. Lizard Rich