The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

2021 "The event that opened the eyes of a nation."
8.1| 1h52m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 30 March 2021 Released
Producted By: WGBH Boston
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Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/blinding-isaac-woodard/
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In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind. The shocking incident made national headlines and, when the police chief was acquitted by an all-white jury, the blatant injustice would change the course of American history. Based on Richard Gergel’s book Unexampled Courage, the film details how the crime led to the racial awakening of President Harry Truman, who desegregated federal offices and the military two years later. The event also ultimately set the stage for the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, which finally outlawed segregation in public schools and jumpstarted the modern civil rights movement.

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Documentary

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Director

Jamila Ephron

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WGBH Boston

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Audience Reviews

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.