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Mighty Ira

I was mostly knownfor two issues when I was at the ACLUin all those years

I was mostly known
for two issues when I was at the ACLU
in all those years

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I was mostly known for two issues
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when I was at the ACLU in all those years.
Duration
11 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:28
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
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.
I was known for being a near absolutist on First Amendment rights - Mighty Ira 00:12
I was known for being a near absolutist on First Amendment r...
I was one of those small number of people who brought the issue of racial justice - Mighty Ira 00:13
I was one of those small number of people who brought the is...
Were there conflicts between free speech and racial justice? Sometimes. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Were there conflicts between free speech and racial justice?...
Uh, but there was never once where I thought - Mighty Ira 00:09
Uh, but there was never once where I thought
[light music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:12
[light music playing]
He never allowed race to trump civil liberties principles or vice versa. - Mighty Ira 00:07
He never allowed race to trump civil liberties principles or...
He was leaving a very healthy organization that, um, that... that as I've said, - Mighty Ira 00:10
He was leaving a very healthy organization that, um, that......
He didn't just stay in an office and... and sign papers and checks. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He didn't just stay in an office and... and sign papers...
And he was vocal and he embraced an activist tradition. - Mighty Ira 00:07
And he was vocal and he embraced an activist tradition.
And I think that kind of leader-activist identity is something - Mighty Ira 00:10
And I think that kind of leader-activist identity is somethi...
He's one of the Americans who protected and enhanced, uh, the constitutional principles - Mighty Ira 00:11
He's one of the Americans who protected and enhanced, u...
We cannot forget what... what our... our leaders, our mentors - Mighty Ira 00:09
We cannot forget what... what our... our leaders, our mentor...
[Ira] I had certainly had my shot at it and I was happy to pass the baton on to others. - Mighty Ira 00:07
[Ira] I had certainly had my shot at it and I was happy to p...
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:06
[soft music playing]
[Ira] So, this was a poem that was written by a colleague - Mighty Ira 00:13
[Ira] So, this was a poem that was written by a colleague
The outlook wasn't brilliant For the CLU that day - Mighty Ira 00:19
The outlook wasn't brilliant For the CLU that day
The CLU went searching for A leader bold and true - Mighty Ira 00:21
The CLU went searching for A leader bold and true
And when the dust had settled In September '78 - Mighty Ira 00:43
And when the dust had settled In September '78
Everybody can be wrong once in a while." [laughs] - Mighty Ira 00:07
Everybody can be wrong once in a while." [laughs]
[slow music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:04
[slow music playing]