By Cherranda Smith Apr 1, 2021 Isaac Woodard, a Black World War II veteran, was left blind after a racist assault by South Carolina police in February of 1946. His injuries and arrest, a new documentary explains, fueled the Civil Rights movement, and ultimately changed America. The Blinding of Issac Woodard premiered Tuesday (March 30) on “American Experience” on PBS. Directed by Jamila Ephron and narrated by André Holland, the documentary follows how the assault Woodard experienced “led to the racial awakenings of South Carolina Judge J. Waties Waring and President Harry Truman, who desegregated federal offices and the military two years later,” according to the network. It's based on author