Michael Jackson on importance of presuming innocence not guilt

Title

Michael Jackson on importance of presuming innocence not guilt

Genre

Speech

TX Date

7 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:00:23

Description

Michael Jackson speaks at an awards ceremony organised by the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. He reminds the audience of the basic notion that everyone is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty (referring to allegations against him of child abuse of a 13-year-old boy).

Contributors

Michael Jackson

Keywords

USA; Singers; Child abuse; African-American peoples; Legal systems; Famous people; Civil and political rights; National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

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