Jane Elliott Against the World (2026)

9.0/10 • 99 min • Documentary

Overview

A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. Now nearly 90, she refuses to hold back amid today’s fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.

Cast

Jane Elliott

Oprah Winfrey

Self (Archive Footage)

Peter Jennings

Self (Archive Footage)

Ted Koppel

Self (Archive Footage)

Killer Mike

Yohuru Williams

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