Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring / Richard Gergel.
Details 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374107895
- ISBN: 0374107890
- Physical Description: 324 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Sarah Crichton Books ; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A collision of two worlds -- A tragic detour -- A wave of terror -- "The place was Batesburg" -- The bystander government -- "My God... we have to do something" -- The Isaac Woodard Road Show -- The gradualist -- "A baptism in racial prejudice" -- "I shall fight an evil like this" -- "We know the way. We need only the will!" -- Confronting the American dilemma -- There will be no fines -- Fighting the "battle royal" -- Driving the "last nail in the coffin of segregation" -- Conclusion: Unexampled courage. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Haywood County Main Library | 323.119 Gergel (Text) | 33115007665401 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 323.1196 G (Text) | 33258008563624 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | 323.1196 GER (Text) | 31423621308797 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | 323.1196 Ge (Text) | 50669012378783 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center | 323.119 G (Text) | 0112522346975 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marion Library | 323.1196 GER (Text) | 37810435745715 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | 323.1196 GER (Text) | 33557004243952 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Asheville Library | 323.1196073 GER (Text) | 0020512189760 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oakley/South Asheville Library | 323.1196073 GER (Text) | 0020512138767 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | 323.11 GERGEL (Text) | 42756202164890 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
