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Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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015000 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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DVD video |
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| Series |
American experience |
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American experience.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Note |
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
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Title and credits from screen; edition statement from disc label. |
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"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions"--Container. |
| Performer |
With: Kenneth Mack, Laura Williams, Sherrilyn Ifill, Rawn James, Richard Gergel, Kari Frederickson, Patricia Sullivan ; narrator, André Holland ; voice of Isaac Woodward, Leland Gantt. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; editor, Nancy Novack ; music, Joel Goodman. |
| 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. |
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Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience. |
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Widescreen. |
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Program content: ©2021. |
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Running time indicated on container: approximately 110 minutes; actual running time: 114 minutes. |
| 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). |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Woodard, Isaac, 1919-1992.
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Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Violence against -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
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South Carolina -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Police brutality -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century.
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Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968. (OCoLC)fst00190851
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Police brutality. (OCoLC)fst01068571
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African Americans -- Violence against.
(OCoLC)fst02025838
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst00799632
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
(OCoLC)fst00799575
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Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
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Veterans. (OCoLC)fst01165710
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South Carolina. (OCoLC)fst01204600
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Television adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710478
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Trials, litigation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423712
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Documentary television programs.
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Television adaptations.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Ephron, Jamila, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Zwonitzer, Mark, screenwriter.
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Holland, André, narrator.
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Gergel, Richard, interviewee.
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Mack, Kenneth Walter, 1964- interviewee.
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Ifill, Sherrilyn A., interviewee.
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James, Rawn, Jr. interviewee.
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Frederickson, Kari A., interviewee.
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Woodard, Isaac, 1919-1992, on-screen participant.
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Television program adaptation of (expression): Gergel, Richard.
Unexampled courage.
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American Experience Films, production company.
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Ark Media (Firm), production company.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781531713645 |
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1531713645 |
| Standard No. |
841887045391 |
| Music No. |
AE62004 American Experience |
