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“Richard Gergel presents a deeply researched account of [Isaac] Woodard’s tragic story and weaves it into a larger narrative . . . The definitive account of Woodard’s blinding.†―Kenneth W. Mack, The Washington Post“A fascinating historical and legal investigation . . . Gergel reintroduces oft-forgotten civil rights heroes in this captivating, deeply researched work that is likely to draw in general readers, historians, and legal scholars alike.†―Karl Helicher, Library Journal “Gergel presents a compelling account of a case that helped point the way for broader, more intense, and more effective efforts in the civil rights movement.†―Jay Freeman, Booklist “In this enlightening study, judge and historian Gergel illuminates the far-reaching effects of an individual act of cruelty . . . This is an important work on the prehistory of the civil rights struggle and an insightful account of how a single incident can inspire massive social and political changes.†―Publishers Weekly (starred)“A federal judge from South Carolina examines a rarely mentioned 1946 race-based crime . . . Gergel is both an astute researcher and an engaging writer, bringing this significant story to vivid life . . . civil rights history at its most compelling.†―Kirkus Reviews (starred)“Drawing on his exhaustive investigation of the brutal encounter between a black soldier and a southern police officer, Richard Gergel widens the lens on a critical moment in American history. Unexampled Courage tells a riveting story about the personalities and forces that converged in the aftermath of World War II to fuel the movement that would dismantle Jim Crow and transform the nation.†―Patricia Sullivan, Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and author of Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement“Unexampled Courage is a searing work of history that must be read in today’s America: an account of the fight for civil rights that reminds us just how much we depend on the bravery of a few to right the wrongs of the many. Reading it is an emotional journey. There are tears of rage, but also of admiration for the extraordinary courage of a brutalized and blinded black soldier; of a southern judge whose conscience drove him to oppose his racist heritage; and an American president who risked everything to do what he believed to be right at a time when the United States hoped its moral leadership would resonate around the world.â€â€•Christopher Dickey, author of Our Man in Charleston“Unexampled Courage, set in the Jim Crow South after World War II, recovers a pivotal moment in America’s civil rights movement. This remarkable story reminds us of the enduring power of the rule of law, even under the most daunting circumstances, when men and women stand for justice. A timely book; a monumental achievement.†―Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University"Remarkable . . . riveting . . . a revealing window into both the hideous racial violence and humiliation of segregation . . . and the heroic origin of the legal crusade to destroy Jim Crow . . . an engrossing history . . . The great value of Unexampled Courage is that it might garner a broad audience for the kinds of heroism involved in this history of litigation . . . Would that Chief Justice John Roberts and his fellow conservative justices might read this riveting legal history and rethink the decision in Shelby v. Holder of 2013, which eviscerated federal oversight of voting rights in the Deep South. But while we wait for that unlikelihood, we should remember that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed because of the history Gergel recounts." ―David W. Blight, New York Times Book Review "Gergel’s hallmark is an emphasis on how people at every level contribute to the making of history...He makes that point memorably in Unexampled Courage. Hopefully it will nurture the ground from which will arise more effective efforts in our own time to confront the ongoing menace of racially motivated police violence." ―Randall Kennedy, The American Prospect
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About the Author
Richard Gergel is a United States district judge who presides in the same courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, where Judge Waring once served. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Judge Gergel earned undergraduate and law degrees from Duke University. With his wife, Dr. Belinda Gergel, he is the author of In Pursuit of the Tree of Life: A History of the Early Jews of Columbia, South Carolina.
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Product details
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books; 1st Edition edition (January 22, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374107890
ISBN-13: 978-0374107895
Product Dimensions:
6.3 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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‘Unexampled Courage†is the phrase Waties Waring used to describe the plaintiffs in the landmark case Briggs v Elliott. They risked their lives. By the end of this book, the reader understands why this phrase is fully justified in describing Waring himself. I grew up on Tradd Street, where the Warings lived. I heard my parents disparage him. To paraphrase Clifford Durr, they were good and decent people but for one idea. From my childhood experiences and knowledge of Charleston in those days, I can attest that Gergel has this part of the story exactly right. Gergel writes with a wonderful legal clarity. And his dispassionate style renders the passions in the story — violence, anger, prejudice — all the more real. A wonderful book on critical, but perhaps under appreciated, events in the civil rights movement.
This is a tremendous book. Judge Gergel has done a great job of bringing to light the courage of Isaac Woodard, a decorated African-American service member who fought in WWII only to be blinded by a racist police officer in South Carolina only hours after his discharge from the army. The other hero of the book is Judge Waties Waring, the 8th generation Charlestonian who was so moved by the Woodard case that he became a civil rights pioneer, at great cost to himself. Familiar figures like Thurgood Marshall and Harry S. Truman round out this well-written and gripping story. A fabulous read for anyone interested in the history of the civil rights movement.
A magnificent book. Brilliantly written on a true landmark case that reads like a novel. This a riveting portrait of one of the century’s great heroic figures, a judge who braved a bigoted community. Gergel's account was extremely moving for me and a real eye-opener.. This should be required reading. Philip Prioleau
Judge Gergel's wonderful book describes the utter venality and cruelty of white supremacy and its tentacles extending into the highest levels of government. Two courageous men, one an accidental president and the other a dissident federal judge, blazed the long and difficult trail toward human dignity for all citizens of the United States.
The experiences of Jackie Robinson and Emmett Till are often cited as the beginning of the Civil Rights period but the 1946 experience of an often forgotten individual named Sgt. Isaac Woodard certainly deserves to be resurrected and given its rightful place in American history. Sgt. Isaac Woodard had been only hours before been released from his position in the United States army when he had the audacity to demand respect from a haughty police chief named Lynwood Shull in Batesburg, South Carolina who used his blackjack to beat Sgt. Woodard which resulted in blinding the returning soldier from World War II for life.The resulting trial of the police chief resulted in his acquittal which was no surprise considering the segregationist beliefs in the deep south. Heroes by the name of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring rose themselves above public opinion demonstrating "unexampled courage" by putting their reputation and their lives on the line by dedicating themselves to advancing the cause of civil rights in America. This was by no means an easy task due to the 1896 Supreme Court decision involving Plessy vs. Ferguson which stated that segregation was acceptable as long as the facilities were equal. Of course, in reality, they were not.Author Richard Gergel spends time on various court cases involving civil rights and the courage involved by those who were willing to stand up to the inequality of rights that should be shared by all American citizens. Judge Waring and his wife, for example found themselves having to find themselves a new set of friends.The book contains sixteen photographs with a conclusion as to what happened to many of the individuals in the remainder of their lives. We owe our thanks to author Richard Gergel for bringing to light this often forgotten episode in America's history which our citizens need to be aware of especially in these present challenging times when bigotry is once again raising its ugly head, and sadly even encouraged. I'll let it go at that.
One of the best books I have read in a long time. Our nation needs more explications like this of our sad history of discrimination, disregard, and mistreatment of fellow human beings because of the color of their skin. Done without ranker or emotion, but with facts, legal reasoning and frankness, the author takes the reader on a journey where persons in positions of authority who can make difference act with courage and do, in fact, make a positive difference that lifts us to be our better selves. This kind of courage — doing the right thing when the circumstances require it — is what makes America great. I strongly recommend this terrific book.
This is a mesmerizing account of injustice. I have recommended it to family and friends.
Judge Richard Gergel's account of the attack on Sgt. Woodward, the trial jury's egregious acquittal of his attacker, and the effect the acquittal had on President Truman thanks to the conversion of the trial judge's views on race from standpat southerner to civil rights activist changed the course of American history and defanged Jim Crow.
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