Louisiana Legends; Johnnie Cochran
- Series
- Louisiana Legends
- Episode
- Johnnie Cochran
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-06sxmmwf
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- Description
- Episode Description
- An interview with Johnnie Cochran conducted by Gus Weill for Louisiana Legends. Cochran, a Shreveport, Louisiana native, was a prominent Civil Rights and Defense Attorney. He discusses his early life and influences; his career path; his involvement in the LAPD accountability investigations and changing policy for dealing with domestic violence; his participation in Southern University's Civil Rights Summit; his role as an "advocate in the search for the truth"; his high profile cases; social justice as his driving force; the fight for Geronimo Pratt; the impact of the O.J. Simpson case; and the racial divide in the United States.
- Episode Description
- This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from January 12, 1999, features an interview with Johnnie Cochran conducted by Gus Weill. Cochran, a native of Shreveport, was a prominent defense attorney in Los Angeles. He discusses: moving to California as a child; his first interest in the law; working as a prosecutor in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office where he investigated police shootings; his love for Louisiana; his high profile cases with O.J. Simpson, Reginald Denny, and Geronimo Pratt; his role as an advocate in the search for the truth; knowing whether his clients are innocent or guilty; his friendship with Michael Jackson; how he chooses cases; and the racial divide in the United States.
- Date
- 1999-01-12
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- Biography
- Subjects
- African Americans; Civil Rights; Legal Issues; Race; Racism
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 198:20:13
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Director: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Editor: Roppolo, Steve
Interviewee: Cochran, Johnnie
Interviewer: Weill, Gus
Producer: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Producer: Fowler, Ken (Senior)
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Writer: Fortenberry, Rex Q.
Writer: Woods, Virnado J.
Writer: Hardesty, Jr., Patrick
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B238 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:30
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B238.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 198:20:13
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B238.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B238A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:12
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLOLG-LL59A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:12
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLOLG-LL65A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:12
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Legends; Johnnie Cochran,” 1999-01-12, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 28, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-06sxmmwf.
- MLA: “Louisiana Legends; Johnnie Cochran.” 1999-01-12. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 28, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-06sxmmwf>.
- APA: Louisiana Legends; Johnnie Cochran. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-06sxmmwf