More than 75 years after a major injustice, one small South Carolina town is trying to make amends for its racist past. Batesburg-Leesville is seeking money to dedicate a new park in the name of Isaac ...
Introduction: A collision of two worlds -- Part I: The blinding. A tragic detour ; A wave of terror ; "The place was Batesburg" ; The bystander government -- Part II ...
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur ...
MAYFIELD, Ky. (WSIL) — One act of brutality sparked a national reckoning and helped bend the arc of American history toward justice. As part of Black History Month, community members are invited to a ...
On this day, Feb. 13, in 1946, black U.S. Army veteran Isaac Woodard Jr. was permanently blinded by a police beating in Aiken, S.C., sparking national outrage that ultimately led to the integration of ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hours after leaving military service behind in 1946, a decorated African-American World War II veteran still wearing his uniform was removed from a Greyhound bus while heading ...
On this day, Feb. 13, in 1946, black World War II veteran Isaac Woodard was severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he lost his vision in both eyes. The incident later ...
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