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 Century.’ Had football star O.J. Simpson murdered his ex-wife, 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