Woodard, Isaac, beating of

February 12, 1946

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  • Title Woodard, Isaac, beating of
  • Coverage February 12, 1946
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  • Keywords discharged on February 12, 1946, after four years of active army service, got into an argument with the driver of his bus after requesting a stop to use the restroom, beaten by cops after he tried to defend himself, beating left him blind for the remainder of his life, On learning of the attack on a black veteran, Walter White, the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), petitioned President Harry Truman and the Justice Department to redress Woodward’s grievances and pursue criminal charges against the Batesburg officers, gained national recognition as one of several incidents of racial discrimination against black veterans returning from service after World War II
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date March 28, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update November 18, 2022
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