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And we don't hate it because we have any prior commitment to civil rights
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Mighty Ira

And we don't hate it becausewe have any prior commitmentto civil rights

And we don't hate it because
we have any prior commitment
to civil rights

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And we don't hate it because we have any prior commitment to civil rights.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:31:36
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
When I went to Ebbets Field, then and a year or two later by myself, - Mighty Ira 00:07
When I went to Ebbets Field, then and a year or two later by...
I would sit next to a 35-, 40-year-old black guy - Mighty Ira 00:09
I would sit next to a 35-, 40-year-old black guy
So you grew up in an atmosphere of black and white together, we shall overcome. - Mighty Ira 00:06
So you grew up in an atmosphere of black and white together,...
And that that was an experience, uh, that I don't think - Mighty Ira 00:24
And that that was an experience, uh, that I don't think
So, this was the core, and as you can see two blacks, three whites - Mighty Ira 00:18
So, this was the core, and as you can see two blacks, three ...
And... and then we found out... I, for sure, when I went to Mississippi and Georgia - Mighty Ira 00:11
And... and then we found out... I, for sure, when I went to ...
So, we decided we make them live by all those words in the constitution about - Mighty Ira 00:08
So, we decided we make them live by all those words in the c...
Well, in 1958 one of the three great villains of the world, uh, - Mighty Ira 00:11
Well, in 1958 one of the three great villains of the world, ...
[Ira] I was devastated when they tore down Ebbets Field - Mighty Ira 00:07
[Ira] I was devastated when they tore down Ebbets Field
I remember, you know, describing it as like losing a parent - Mighty Ira 00:09
I remember, you know, describing it as like losing a parent
It is a loss from which you... you never fully recover. - Mighty Ira 00:05
It is a loss from which you... you never fully recover.
[dramatic music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:20
[dramatic music playing]
The car come to a jolting halt and, uh, my later-to-be-wife, Trude, - Mighty Ira 00:19
The car come to a jolting halt and, uh, my later-to-be-wife,...
It... it was a... it was a... a... a unique place - Mighty Ira 00:18
It... it was a... it was a... a... a unique place
[laughs] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[laughs]
[indistinct chatter] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[indistinct chatter]
[Noam] You were the man behind the decision to defend the Nazis - Mighty Ira 00:08
[Noam] You were the man behind the decision to defend the Na...
Actually, at that time, I was, uh, not the National Head of the ACLU, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Actually, at that time, I was, uh, not the National Head of ...
So, I was really, had no part in the initial decision. - Mighty Ira 00:04
So, I was really, had no part in the initial decision.
I had a large part in defending that decision, but... but not... not in making it. - Mighty Ira 00:07
I had a large part in defending that decision, but... but no...