O.J. Simpson's trial divided the nation. What legacy does he leave behind? : Consider This from NPR
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Simpson linked this post-racial idea to economic success: 'It was linked in his mind to actually being unshackled by racism. And it was linked in his mind to being a celebrity first and any sort of spokesperson for a cause second.'
The Simpson trial was a giant Rorschach test, speaking to beliefs about racism, police corruption, gender, domestic abuse, and a two-tiered justice system favoring the wealthy and famous.
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