Twenty questions, round 206

[Spartaculous]

Was he primarily a musician, TV presenter, or criminal?

Oooh oooh oooh. No, but...

Mentioned by name in this article? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%E2%80%93civil_rights_era_in_African-American_history

Also "No, but...". I mean, there's no interpretation issues there - his name does not appear in that article - but...

[Hominidae]

Thanks for the clarification. I think you missed this question:

Was this person born on or after January 1, 1939?

[Spartaculous]

Was this person born on or after January 1, 1939?

Oh, I guess I missed this question. Sorry!

No.

[Hominidae]

Just as a heads up, I think we're at 17 questions.

[Hominidae]

1. Real human
2. Male
3. Not a white man who was born after 1812
4. Dead
5. Not born in South America, Africa, Asia, or Oceania
6. Has an E or e in his first full name
7. Citizen of the United States
8. Born in 1881 or later
9. Did not hold elected office in the United States
10. African-American
11. Involved in the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1968
12. Mainly famous for things other than being involved in the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1968
13. Not primarily famous for acting or athletics, but has a notable connection to at least one of those two activities
14. Not mainly famous for something that happened prior to 1954
15. Not primarily a musician, TV presenter, or criminal, but...
16. Not mentioned in the "Post-civil rights era in African-American history" article on Wikipedia, but...
17. Born in 1938 or earlier

NOT:
Emmett Till (Wattsthematter)
Duke Ellington (wintergreen)
Elijah Muhammad (cdngooner)

[Spartaculous]

Just as a heads up, I think we're at 17 questions.

Okay, with that many questions gone, I will fill in a hint a little more. There are worse ways that you could spend your time than reading through that "Post–civil rights era in African-American history" article.

I will give one more hint after Q19.

[cdngooner]

Damn, I thought for sure the "connection to an actor or athlete" clue was a hint to Muhammad Ali.

[cdngooner]

Non-free guess: Johnnie Cochrane.

[Spartaculous]

Non-free guess: Johnnie Cochrane.

Johnnie Cochran:

* Was involved in the 1954-1968 Civil Rights Movement as a lawyer (for example, representing victims of police brutality), but is mainly famous for activities outside of that time period.
* Is not primarily famous for acting or athletics, but his most famous client was an athlete-turned-actor.
* Is not primarily a musician, TV presenter, or criminal, but represented many people accused of various crimes.
* Is not mentioned in the "Post-civil rights era in African-American history" article on Wikipedia, but the article does contain two sentences about the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

Congratulations!

[cdngooner]

Yeah, those clues helped. Thanks.

"If the glove don't fit, you must acquit."

New game up imminently.

[Spartaculous]

I will give one more hint after Q19.

For the record, the hint was going to be something to the effect of "He had a notable interaction with one of our previous Twenty Questions answers."

[cdngooner]

"He had a notable interaction with one of our previous Twenty Questions answers."

That's right; he studied computer science under Donald Knuth.

Seriously, who was it? Bonus points for the punter who finds the connection.