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I got a call one night from Mr. Collin saying

I got a call one nightfrom Mr. Collin saying, "We had been planningto go to Skokie to...

Mighty Ira • 2020

I got a call one night
from Mr. Collin saying, "We had been planning
to go to Skokie to march
in front of the city hall and we've just been served
with court papers to stop us and the hearing
is tomorrow morning." I must have called seven
or eight attorneys and one
after another they each said, "David, my heart is with you,
but not this case." I became the lead attorney
in the Skokie case because in short,
no one else would do it

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I got a call one night from Mr. Collin saying,

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"We had been planning to go to Skokie to march in front of the city hall

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and we've just been served with court papers to stop us

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and the hearing is tomorrow morning."

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I must have called seven or eight attorneys and one after another they each said,

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"David, my heart is with you, but not this case."

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I became the lead attorney in the Skokie case

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because in short, no one else would do it.

Duration

37 seconds

Views

25

Timestamp in Movie

00:20:56

Uploaded

May 26, 2025

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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.