The Blinding of Isaac Woodard 2021
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 6 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Narrator (voice)
LG
Leland Gantt... Isaac Woodward (voice)
KM
Kenneth Mack... Himself
... Herself
RJ
Rawn James... Himself
... Himself
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Release Date:
Mar 30, 2021 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 52`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Narrator (voice)
LG
Leland Gantt... Isaac Woodward (voice)
KM
Kenneth Mack... Himself
... Herself
RJ
Rawn James... Himself
... Himself
... Herself
RYS
Robert Young Sr.... Himself
... Herself
... Herself
GK
Gilbert King... Himself
... Herself
JADLJ
J. A. De Laine Jr.... Himself
... Himself
... Himself (archive footage)
... Himself (archive footage)
... Himself (archive footage)