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Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier 3: The Trial

Radio Diaries by Radio Diaries & Radiotopia

Feb 26, 202618:23Society & Culture

This is the final episode of our series about Isaac Woodard, a Black soldier who was beaten and blinded by a white police officer in 1946. In the last episode, radio host Orson Welles, who was investigating the case, lea...

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Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier 3: The Trial is an episode from Radio Diaries by Radio Diaries & Radiotopia. This is the final episode of our series about Isaac Woodard, a Black soldier who was beaten and blinded by a white police office...

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Published Feb 26, 2026, 18:23 long, audio available.

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