Simpson (OJ) Archives - Public Seminar

A conversation with historian Bruce Dorsey about Murder in a Mill Town: Sex, Faith, and the Crime That Captivated a Nation

February 7, 2024 • by Claire Potter

I asked Bruce Dorsey, author of Murder in a Mill Town, to come talk to me about America’s first, great sensational trial....

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The OJ Simpson Verdict, Jury Nullification and Black Lives Matter: The Power to Acquit

August 5, 2016 • by Sonali Chakravarti

The nation is, once again, caught up in the OJ Simpson trial because of two riveting series that revisit the case. The FX mini-series, American Crime Story, and the ESPN documentary, OJ: Made in America, provide their audiences with a level of detail and sociological interpretation that can only be achieved 20 years ...