Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring / Richard Gergel.
Summary:
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.
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- 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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| Eden Library | 323.119 G (Text) | 31554010494259 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Reidsville Library | 323.119 G (Text) | 31554010494275 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
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.
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