THE BLINDING OF ISAAC WOODARD
"The event that opened the eyes of a nation."
Directed by Jamila Ephron
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.
Cast
André Holland
Narrator (voice)
Leland Gantt
Isaac Woodward (voice)
Kenneth Mack
Self
Sherrilyn Ifill
Self
Rawn James
Self
Richard Gergel
Self
Belinda Gergel
Self
Robert Young Sr.
Self
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Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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