An ESPN documentary on the 1993 trial of Allen Iverson is stirring up emotions about race relations in the city of Hampton. Directed by Hampton native Steve James, the film explores the basketball star’s conviction for a brawl at a bowling alley.
He’s an all star athlete, but in 1993 he was a symbol of racial division. It’s a part of history that some in Hampton would rather forget. Allen Iverson’s former attorney James Ellenson, who is featured in the documentary, said the story of the Hampton four needs to be told.
An ESPN documentary on the 1993 trial of Allen Iverson is stirring up emotions about race relations in the city of Hampton. Directed by Hampton native Steve James, the film explores the basketball star’s conviction for a brawl at a bowling alley. He’s an all star athlete, but in 1993 he was a symbol of racial [...]
Allen Iverson documentary stirs up race relations Allen Iverson documentary stirs up race relations Allen Iverson documentary stirs up race relations
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