How Oprah Captured a Nation Divided by the O. J. Simpson Verdict, The Oprah Winfrey Show, OWN

It was a tense day on The Oprah Show as a live studio audience awaited the verdict in the Trial of the Had football star O. J. Simpson murdered his exwife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and a waiter, Ronald Lyle Goldman The audience s opinion was decidedly mixed, mostly along racial lines, and Oprah was there to capture their raw emotions that spoke volumes about where we stood as a nation when it came to airdate: October 3, 1995 For more on, oprahwinfreyshow, visit Find OWN on TV at , OWNTV , oprahwinfreyshow, Oprahwinfrey SUBSCRIBE: Download the Watch OWN App: About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts su