Unexampled Courage
2019-02-09T23:03:41-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/f7f/20190209232151002_hd.jpgFederal Judge Richard Gergel recalled the blinding of African American World War II veteran Isaac Woodard by South Carolina police in 1946 and the subsequent political and judicial response. Judge Gergel was joined in conversation by Isaac Woodard’s nephew, Robert Young, and NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill.
Federal Judge Richard Gergel recalled the blinding of African American World War II veteran Isaac Woodard by South Carolina police in 1946 and… read more
Federal Judge Richard Gergel recalled the blinding of African American World War II veteran Isaac Woodard by South Carolina police in 1946 and the subsequent political and judicial response. Judge Gergel was joined in conversation by Isaac Woodard’s nephew, Robert Young, and NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill. close
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