The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
american experience

Discover the 1946 incident of racial violence by police that led to the racial awakening of President Harry Truman and set the stage for the landmark 1954 Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision, jump-starting the civil rights movement.

Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 3303

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Thu, Jul 17 5:00 A.M. Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jul 17 11:00 A.M. Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jul 27 10:00 P.M. The Riot Report     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jul 28 2:00 A.M. The Riot Report     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jul 28 10:00 A.M. The Riot Report     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jul 29 9:00 P.M. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jul 30 1:30 A.M. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jul 30 1:00 P.M. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Jul 31 4:00 A.M. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jul 31 7:00 P.M. The American Vice President     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jul 31 8:00 P.M. American Coup: Wilmington 1898     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Aug 1 12:00 A.M. The American Vice President     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Aug 1 1:00 A.M. American Coup: Wilmington 1898     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Aug 5 9:00 P.M. Victory in the Pacific     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Aug 6 1:00 P.M. Victory in the Pacific     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Aug 8 1:00 A.M. Victory in the Pacific     NHPBS (11.1)


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