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Author:

Gergel, Richard, author.

Title:

Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring / Richard Gergel.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Sarah Crichton Books ;

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

324 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Waring, Julius Waties,--1880-1968.
Woodard, Isaac,--1919-1992--Trials, litigation, etc.
Waring, Julius Waties,--1880-1968.
1900-1999
African Americans--History--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--South Carolina--History--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Trials.
HISTORY / United States / General.
South Carolina.
United States.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

0374107890
9780374107895

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1036096926

LCCN:

2018021690

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)