Orenthal James Simpson Case

Orenthal James Simpson, also known as O.J., or the Juice. Was born on “July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California (Encyclopedia.com).” Mr. Simpson was a star football player at the University of South California won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. This trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States. He eventually ended up being drafted to the Buffalo Bulls and then with the San Francisco 49ers as a running back for 11 seasons. This gained this young prosperous African American man popularity amongst a diverse group of fans, and set him on the map. As a child Orenthal Simpson grew up in a single parent household with four other siblings. He developed rickets as an infant, which is “a disease caused by having a vitamin D deficiency that distortions the bone this results in someone becoming bowlegged (Dictionary.com).” He overcame the challenges that were a result of this disease, and he did not let it stop him from achieving his goals of becoming an exceptional athlete. The American dream with a twist is how I would describe O.J. Simpson life. He had money, fame, he was a professional football player, an actor, he was someone who children admired and dreamed of becoming, and at one point O.J. had the juice that made a majority of the public love him no matter what race they were, everyone loved Mr. O.J. Simpson. Being the “first pick in the NFL draft to the Buffalo Bills team is where his road to fame began in 1979, eventually became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season, and once held the ranking spot for having 23 touchdowns in 1975 (Biography.com).” With Mr. Simpson being a phenomenal football player, he also began stepping his foot into the entertainment world (in which was a success). He had a profitable career as a sportscaster and an actor. Some movies that he acted in were, “ The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad, The Towering Inferno, The Cassandra Crossing, Fire Power, The Klansman, i.e. (Biography.com).” He broke the entertainment barrier for race because he was well praised by everyone, he fit into the white mans world even though he was an African American male. With Mr. Simpson’s accomplishments, some began to feel as is this racial barrier was broken and the injustice against a particular race began to diminish. His road to fame took a turn to the left, when he meets this beautiful blond haired German woman name Nicole Brown. Who he later ended up marrying and having two offspring’s with, their names are Justin Ryan Simpson and Sydney Brooke Simpson. From the publics view O.J. Simpson had the best of both worlds, he had a happy family, he managed to break the race barrier in entertainment, and was a football star that was admired by everyone. Which was not the actually case, after being married for seven years O.J. Simpson …show more content…
Simpson trial is a historical case some may say, while other may say this case gave the Caucasian community a taste of their own medicine. It shows how the criminal justice system is not made to service justice all the time something that those in the minority community are use to. Mr. Simpson was able to build new bridges into the entertainment world for minority individuals, break racial barriers in a way, but eventually fell and left nation in the way that it was already built on. Which is the division between racial groups, feeling as if one race is superior to another and oppression another racial group. Being Black/ African American in a Caucasian dominated world, you will always be labeled as guilty even though you may actually be not guilty. Who actually knows the truth behind this murder case other than the victims, but the truth of the matter is. Even though you maybe able to sit at the same table as a Caucasian individual, when an incident happens the minority individuals are normally the ones to blame, and minorities will never be able to fully be equal to a white man. This racial tension between Caucasians and the African American/ Black community will never fade away, but is an issue that will always be brushed under the