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I remember sitting there and just sensing all of this anxiety
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Mighty Ira

I remember sitting thereand just sensingall of this anxiety and all of this fearand all of...

I remember sitting there
and just sensing
all of this anxiety and all of this fear
and all of this, uh, outrage

Full Transcript

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I remember sitting there and just sensing all of this anxiety
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and all of this fear and all of this, uh, outrage.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:13
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
Everybody in the civil rights community remembers King's death. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Everybody in the civil rights community remembers King'...
It was an assassination that rocked this country with civil disorders and violence. - Mighty Ira 00:05
It was an assassination that rocked this country with civil ...
There were lots of angry riots in black communities and burning of stores. - Mighty Ira 00:07
There were lots of angry riots in black communities and burn...
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:08
[soft music playing]
That declaration resulted in the virtually unthinkable act - Mighty Ira 00:08
That declaration resulted in the virtually unthinkable act
[alarm ringing] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[alarm ringing]
[dramatic music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[dramatic music playing]
So it was in the spring of 1968, barely a year - Mighty Ira 00:18
So it was in the spring of 1968, barely a year
My thanks to all of you, and now it's on to Chicago and let's win there. - Mighty Ira 00:05
My thanks to all of you, and now it's on to Chicago and...
[crowd cheering] - Mighty Ira 00:09
[crowd cheering]
[people gasp] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[people gasp]
I still regarded the New York Civil Liberties Union as a temporary step, - Mighty Ira 00:08
I still regarded the New York Civil Liberties Union as a tem...
I was having fun and fulfillment where I was, so I stayed. - Mighty Ira 00:06
I was having fun and fulfillment where I was, so I stayed.
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:04
[soft music playing]
Twenty years later, I wake up in a hotel room on some sort of road trip for the ACLU - Mighty Ira 00:19
Twenty years later, I wake up in a hotel room on some sort o...
[slow beat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:04
[slow beat music playing]
My top priority when I first got to the national ACLU, - Mighty Ira 00:08
My top priority when I first got to the national ACLU,
Throughout its existence, the American Civil Liberties Union has defended unpopular causes, - Mighty Ira 00:12
Throughout its existence, the American Civil Liberties Union...
Actually my... my top priority turned out to be organizational survival. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Actually my... my top priority turned out to be organization...
The first time I heard the name Skokie, Illinois, was probably '77 or '78. - Mighty Ira 00:07
The first time I heard the name Skokie, Illinois, was probab...