Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring
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Gergel, Richard,
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E185.61 .G377 2019
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LC Subjects
African American soldiers -- Trials, litigation, etc.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Violence against -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century.
South Carolina -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Waring, Julius Waties, -- 1880-1968.
Woodard, Isaac, -- 1919-1992 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Bisac Subjects
History -- United States -- General.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American soldiers
African Americans -- Civil rights
History
Race relations
South Carolina
Trials
Trials, litigation, etc.
United States
Veterans
Waring, Julius Waties, -- 1880-1968
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Violence against -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century.
Bürgerrecht
Caroline du Sud -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Diskriminierung
Militaires noirs américains -- Procès, instances, etc.
Noirs américains -- Droits -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Race Relations -- United States -- personal narratives.
Schwarze
South Carolina
Truman, Harry S. -- 1884-1972
USA
Waring, Julius Waties -- 1880-1968
Woodard, Isaac -- 1919-1992

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Book
Physical Desc
324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
40028871945

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A nonfiction book detailing the case of Isaac Woodard, its influence on Judge J. Waties Waring, and how Waring went on to lay the groundwork for landmark civil rights rulings"--,Provided by publisher.
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February 12, 1946. Sergeant Isaac Woodard, a decorated African American veteran, was removed from a Greyhound bus in Batesburg, South Carolina after challenging the driver's treatment of him. He was arrested by the local police chief, Lynwood Shull, and beaten and blinded while in custody. Outraged, President Harry Truman established the first presidential commission on civil rights; the Justice Department filed criminal charges against Shull. An all-white journey acquitted Shull, but Judge Waring was conscience-stricken and began to challenge the foundations of racial segregation. Gergel details the racial awakening of President Truman and Judge Waring, and traces their influential roles in changing the course of America's civil rights history. -- adapted from jacket.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gergel, R. (2019). Unexampled courage: the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring (First edition.). Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gergel, Richard. 2019. Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring. New York: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gergel, Richard. Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring New York: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Gergel, R. (2019). Unexampled courage: the blinding of sgt. isaac woodard and the awakening of president harry S. truman and judge J. waties waring. First edn. New York: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gergel, Richard. Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring First edition., Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.

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