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TRAILER: Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier

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Feb 9, 202604:35Society & Culture

On February 12, 1946, an African American soldier heading home from WWII was attacked by a white police officer somewhere in South Carolina. The soldier's name was Isaac Woodard. No one knew the identity of the officer w...

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