O.J.: A Study in Black & White (2002)
*** (out of 4)
Here's a very good, if somewhat depressing look at race in America and how it has surrounded O.J. Simpson. We learn about his early days at USC where he refused to stand up like Ali and Jim Brown to "black issues" and then we learn how "white America" was willing to accept him into their homes. This here all leads up to the now notorious murder trial where race would once again become a very big issue.
O.J.: A STUDY IN BLACK & WHITE is a very good documentary that manages to show how much racial tension was brought up via the trial and how things really boiled over when the verdict was read. The documentary certainly shows O.J. in a pretty poor light considering many accused him of "acting white" and that he only pretended to like the black community once everyone white turned against him during the trial.
The documentary features some very good interviews with various people of both races who discuss how they saw things during the biggest trial in history.
