The blinding of Isaac Woodard
(DVD) 

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Ephron, Jamila, film director,
Zwonitzer, Mark, screenwriter.
Holland, André, narrator.
Gergel, Richard. Unexampled courage.
American Experience Films, production company.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2021].
Status
Checked Out
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2021].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887045391

Notes

General Note
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions"--Container.
General Note
Based on the book: Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring / Richard Gergel.
General Note
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.
General Note
Program content: �2021.
General Note
Running time indicated on container: approximately 110 minutes; actual running time: 114 minutes.
Creation/Production Credits
Edited by Nancy Novack.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Andr�e Holland.
Description
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.
Target Audience
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age).
System Details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation.
Language
In English; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ephron, J., Zwonitzer, M., Holland, A., & Gergel, R. (2021). The blinding of Isaac Woodard (Widescreen.). PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jamila, Ephron et al.. 2021. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard. PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jamila, Ephron et al.. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard PBS Distribution, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ephron, Jamila,, Mark Zwonitzer, André Holland, and Richard Gergel. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Widescreen., PBS Distribution, 2021.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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