I just watched the 90-minute Steve James' documentary "The Trial of Alan Iverson," on ESPN. It will run again Thursday night (Apr 15) 9:30 - 11:00pm EDT (8:30-10pm CDT) on ESPN2. This incident happened in "my backyard." Iverson was imprisoned about 4 miles from where I live. Although Iverson himself did not participate in the film, there was enough footage of him available that James could give Alan a "role" in the film.
It is (in my opinion) an even-handed presentation of the events of 1993. This is about racial tension in the South in the late 20th century.
Some of you who are participating in the Civil War thread should watch this (especially if you have an interest in basketball, race relations, and/or the church's influence in civil rights). I found this to be one of the more intriguing documentaries I've seen in a while. Especially as a few of the interviewees are people I have met.
Then Gov. L. Douglas Wilder gave clemency to Iverson (during Wilder's last days in office), cutting off most of the time he would have spent in a minimum-security prison. Thanks to a WHITE lady, Iverson finished his high school education. thanks to John Thompson he went to Georgetown University, and the rest in history.
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