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More than 350 items from a Marc Chagall lithograph, a Josh Groban microphone, New England getaways and fine wines to Boston sports memorabilia are up for bid at the now-live GBH Holiday auction. These items were curated by a team of 15 volunteers who tapped their personal and professional networks to garner a unique collection of donations. ....
American history, as conventionally taught, includes a number of agreed-upon stories. What seems to get remembered is much less than the full tapestry of our history. There are some stories that have been left out but which have considerable. ....
In February 1946, Sgt. Isaac Woodard, a decorated Black soldier just returning from World War II, rode a Greyhound bus, heading home to South Carolina. Woodard, who had just been honorably discharged from the Army and was still wearing his uniform, asked the bus driver to stop so that he could use the restroom. The driver reluctantly pulled over after calling Woodard “boy.” Woodard, who had just returned from more than three years of military service in the Pacific, stood up for himself and other Black veterans, telling the driver not to talk to him like that. “I’m a man just like you,” Woodard said. ....
'The Blinding of Isaac Woodard': Black World War II veteran fueled civil rights movement washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.