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

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

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Author
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"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (324 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates)
Note
OverDrive eBook
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
Isbn
9780374718510
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Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring
Title
Unexampled courage
Title remainder
the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring
Statement of responsibility
Richard Gergel
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
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"--
Writing style
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
contains biographical information
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10748941
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LBSOR/DLC
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Gergel, Richard
Dewey number
323.1196/073
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Waring, Julius Waties
  • Woodard, Isaac
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
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the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring
Label
Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring, Richard Gergel
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
OverDrive eBook
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (324 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780374718510
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
7676870F-6D0A-46F3-8F25-86E8A8BDDBE5
System control number
(OCoLC)1083266001
Label
Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring, Richard Gergel
Link
Publication
Note
OverDrive eBook
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (324 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780374718510
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
7676870F-6D0A-46F3-8F25-86E8A8BDDBE5
System control number
(OCoLC)1083266001

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