Bear witness to the largely forgotten story of the brutal attack on a Black WWII veteran in uniform, Sergeant Isaac Woodard, and learn how this incident was part of a larger wave of violence against newly empowered African American soldiers returning from war in 1946 in these videos adapted from The Blinding of Isaac Woodard | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Use this resource to learn how the wartime experiences inspired hope for racial equality among returning Black veterans but stirred hatred among whites who wanted to uphold their supremacy.