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Ebbets Field was a shrine to us and it was our cathedral
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Mighty Ira

Ebbets Field was a shrine to usand it was our cathedral

Ebbets Field was a shrine to us
and it was our cathedral

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Ebbets Field was a shrine to us and it was our cathedral.
Duration
6 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:15
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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.
[man 11] What other team could run the bases so nimbly, - Mighty Ira 00:08
[man 11] What other team could run the bases so nimbly,
The real genesis of my passion for... for baseball and my interest - Mighty Ira 00:08
The real genesis of my passion for... for baseball and my in...
Now, for a lot of kids, that is normal. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Now, for a lot of kids, that is normal.
I mean, they... they are aware of baseball, but... but, you know, - Mighty Ira 00:17
I mean, they... they are aware of baseball, but... but, you ...
[man 12] Jackie Robinson, a trailblazer in the world of sports. - Mighty Ira 00:06
[man 12] Jackie Robinson, a trailblazer in the world of spor...
[upbeat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:15
[upbeat music playing]
These are five great, not just ball players but people as well. - Mighty Ira 00:07
These are five great, not just ball players but people as we...
So, in the middle, significantly, in my opinion, is 42 Jackie Robinson. - Mighty Ira 00:07
So, in the middle, significantly, in my opinion, is 42 Jacki...
Every one of them was an outsized hero to us - Mighty Ira 00:08
Every one of them was an outsized hero to us
And on that team of outsized heroes, Robinson comes in in 1947 - Mighty Ira 00:13
And on that team of outsized heroes, Robinson comes in in 19...
[Norman] Here comes this four-lettered man from UCLA - Mighty Ira 00:16
[Norman] Here comes this four-lettered man from UCLA
I was really totally unaware of the racial situation in the United States. - Mighty Ira 00:08
I was really totally unaware of the racial situation in the ...
There was nobody black anywhere that I could see. - Mighty Ira 00:04
There was nobody black anywhere that I could see.
As a matter of fact, I never saw anybody who wasn't white and Jewish. - Mighty Ira 00:06
As a matter of fact, I never saw anybody who wasn't whi...
New York City had the reputation for being what sociologists at the time called - Mighty Ira 00:16
New York City had the reputation for being what sociologists...
In reality, the city was a collection of very insular, - Mighty Ira 00:39
In reality, the city was a collection of very insular,
That's the first time I ever hear about segregated public accommodations. - Mighty Ira 00:07
That's the first time I ever hear about segregated publ...
That's how I learn about segregation in hotels, segregation in restaurants. - Mighty Ira 00:07
That's how I learn about segregation in hotels, segrega...
And that's where I come to hate it. - Mighty Ira 00:04
And that's where I come to hate it.
And we don't hate it because we have any prior commitment to civil rights. - Mighty Ira 00:05
And we don't hate it because we have any prior commitme...