Introduction: A collision of two worlds -- Part I: The blinding. A tragic detour ; A wave of terror ; "The place was Batesburg" ; The bystander government -- Part II ...

This past Feb. 12 marked the 80th anniversary of the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard. The assault on the African American U.S. Army veteran, who had just been discharged after earning a battle star in ...

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur ...

Fort Jackson has had a lasting impact on almost everyone who has served here. For one individual, his service changed the armed forces. Isaac Woodard Jr. enlisted in the Army at Fort Jackson on Oct.