Episode
American Crime Story: The Race Card
Overview
Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran face off in court. Chris has doubts about Mark Fuhrman as a witness. The jury visits the crime scene.
Details
- Series
- American Crime Story
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2016-03-01
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
The Race Card is Episode 5 in The People v. O.J. Simpson of American Crime Story. It aired on 2016-03-01. The runtime is 53 min.
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