Monday, April 23, 2012

Comparing Trayvon Martin, O.J. Simpson Cases

The televising of the O.J. Simpson murder trial 22 years ago ignited a national discourse on race and crime. Overwhelmingly, whites believed he was guilty; blacks believed him innocent. Could televising the Trayvon Martin trial have the opposite effect? John McWhorter, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a writer for the New Republic, offers his insight.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/04/22/151166769/comparing-trayvon-martin-o-j-simpson-cases?ft=1&f=1003

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