Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring

by Richard Gergel

Book Overview

*The book that inspired the 2021 PBS American Experience documentary, The Blinding of Isaac Woodard.*

How the blinding of Sergeant Isaac Woodard changed the course of America's civil rights history.

Richard Gergel's Unexampled Courage details the impact of the blinding of Sergeant Woodard on the racial awakening of President Truman and Judge Waring, and traces their influential roles in changing the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374107890
• ISBN13: 9780374107895
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

WW II Black Vet in Uniform Beaten Blind by Carolina Cop Key Event in Truman And Federal Judge J W Wa

Last semester law students should read this book which shows deep horrid events leading to Truman's key decisions on desegregating military and US society! Also deep impact on key federal judge leading up to ruling of Brown v Board case! Growth of Judge Waring and his tactical choices make for intense read.Summaries of lives of plaintiffs, the blinded soldier, lawyers for segregated South as well as NAACP challengers make this book a page turner as well as an intensely documented classic of legal literature. Howard Romaine, J D