In the world of television, cinema, investigative reporting, storytelling, and comedy there is no greater a polymath than the multiple Emmy Award-winning John Barbour. Spanning some 75 years, Barbour’s career includes having hosted what many consider was television’s first reality show, Real People, which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1984. Instead of celebrities, the program featured regular folks having unusual jobs, talents, or hobbies.
We are honored to discuss his impressive and storied career, including screening his most recent major work, a powerful and affectionate documentary about the recently deceased human rights attorney William F. Pepper, who devoted decades to documenting shocking revelations challenging conventional court findings and media narratives about the deaths of his close colleagues Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and Robert F. Kennedy (RFK).
Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center in Atlanta and youngest daughter of MLK and Coretta Scott King, wrote a letter read at Pepper's Memorial Service in Harlem on April 27 describing Pepper as one of the nation's greatest attorneys, as illustrated by his unique courage and expertise in pursuing justice in the assassination of her father.
Barbour's video interview, boldly entitled Greatest Piece of Investigative Journalism in 75 Years: Barbour & Osanic's Tribute to William F. Pepper, compiled with historically powerful photos and videos by Black Ops radio host Len Osanic, chronicles how Pepper became so convinced that convicted killers James Earl Ray and Sirhan Sirhan could not possibly have killed MLK and RFK, respectively, that Pepper ended up representing Ray and Sirhan.
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