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American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton

Selecting The Jury

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 33s

Up to the time of People v. Newton, most murder trails were comprised of 12 white men. Black people, women and minorities were historically excluded from juries, especially criminal trials. In a historic first, along with the seating of mostly women and minority jurors, David Harper was voted as jury foreman in the groundbreaking Newton murder trial.

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