Race and Its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial
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Race and its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial In APA Style Beth Horveath The Pennsylvania State University
English 202D Professor Kearney April 12, 2006
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List of Illustrations Figure 1: Nicole Brown-Simpson…………………………………………………5 Figure 2: Mark Fuhrman…………………………………………………………..8 Figure 3: O.J. Simpson……………………………………………………………10
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Abstract Racism is all around us. It can be found in schools, homes, and politics. Today, in America, we are taught that every man and woman is equal and we all deserve equal rights. In the trial of O.J. Simpson, racism is alive from the jurors to the police officers in the LAPD. This report looks at certain aspects of the trial such as race and how the race card was played by the defense, the racial tendencies of a particular LAPD officer, and the jury. The effects of the verdict are visible by the division of the black and white races in America and the Million Man March.
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Table of Contents LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS……………………………………………………...2 ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………….3 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………….5
BACKGROUND INFORMATION………………………………………………………..5 PURPOSE………………………………………………………………………………….6 SCOPE……………………………………………………………………………………..6
FINDINGS………………………………………………………….......................6
BEFORE THE TRIAL……………………………………………………………………..6 RODNEY KNIG…………………………………………………………………..6 LAPD………………………………………………………………………………7 DURING THE TRIAL………………………………………………………………………8 MARK FUHRMAN………………………………………………………………..8 THE DEFENSE…………………………………………………………………..9 MEDIA COVERAGE……………………………………………………………..9 O.J. SIMPSON AND BLACK AMERICANS…………………………………..10 THE JURY………………………………………………………………………..10 AFTER THE TRIAL………………………………………………………………………..11 “TWO NATIONS”…………………………………………………………………11 MILLION MAN
Running Header: RACE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL
Race and its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial In APA Style Beth Horveath The Pennsylvania State University
English 202D Professor Kearney April 12, 2006
Race and its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial 2
List of Illustrations Figure 1: Nicole Brown-Simpson…………………………………………………5 Figure 2: Mark Fuhrman…………………………………………………………..8 Figure 3: O.J. Simpson……………………………………………………………10
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Abstract Racism is all around us. It can be found in schools, homes, and politics. Today, in America, we are taught that every man and woman is equal and we all deserve equal rights. In the trial of O.J. Simpson, racism is alive from the jurors to the police officers in the LAPD. This report looks at certain aspects of the trial such as race and how the race card was played by the defense, the racial tendencies of a particular LAPD officer, and the jury. The effects of the verdict are visible by the division of the black and white races in America and the Million Man March.
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Table of Contents LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS……………………………………………………...2 ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………….3 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………….5
BACKGROUND INFORMATION………………………………………………………..5 PURPOSE………………………………………………………………………………….6 SCOPE……………………………………………………………………………………..6
FINDINGS………………………………………………………….......................6
BEFORE THE TRIAL……………………………………………………………………..6 RODNEY KNIG…………………………………………………………………..6 LAPD………………………………………………………………………………7 DURING THE TRIAL………………………………………………………………………8 MARK FUHRMAN………………………………………………………………..8 THE DEFENSE…………………………………………………………………..9 MEDIA COVERAGE……………………………………………………………..9 O.J. SIMPSON AND BLACK AMERICANS…………………………………..10 THE JURY………………………………………………………………………..10 AFTER THE TRIAL………………………………………………………………………..11 “TWO NATIONS”…………………………………………………………………11 MILLION MAN
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