O.j. simpson: Verdict evidence of 1940-1950s style racism?

Is the o.j. simpson verdict evidence of blatant racism similar to that imposed against blacks in the 1940s-1950s? In those days, whites were aquitted of murder simply because they were white. in the case of o.j. simpson, he was obviously aquitted because he was black. there couldn't have been more damning evidence against a person. with the majority of the jurors being black, were they trying to make an illegal statement be freeing a black murderer? Should jurors be investigated for illegal activity?