In 1946, a Black Army veteran was beaten by police in South Carolina simply for asking to use the bathroom. He emerged from the jail permanently blind.
His name was Isaac Woodard. His fight for justice reached the White House, inspired artists like Billie Holiday and Woody Guthrie to speak out, and helped set the stage for landmark civil rights victories. Yet his story is largely forgotten.
https://theconversation.com/the-police-beating-that-opened-americas-eyes-to-jim-crows-brutality-53932
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