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Mighty Ira

This is our community.This is our neighborhood and we're going to keep itour neighborhood

[indistinct chatter] [Frank Collin]
This is our community.
This is our neighborhood and we're going to keep it
our neighborhood

Full Transcript

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[indistinct chatter]
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[Frank Collin] This is our community. This is our neighborhood
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and we're going to keep it our neighborhood.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:08
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.
[Philippa] Collin tried to host a rally in exactly the same place - Mighty Ira 00:14
[Philippa] Collin tried to host a rally in exactly the same ...
[Philippa] Chicago wasn't any more welcoming, however, - Mighty Ira 00:07
[Philippa] Chicago wasn't any more welcoming, however,
[upbeat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:17
[upbeat music playing]
[chanting] - Mighty Ira 00:09
[chanting]
We are the only organization in America - Mighty Ira 00:07
We are the only organization in America
I'm asking you-- - Mighty Ira 00:13
I'm asking you--
And then they said, "Well, you can only come if you use one of the four forums - Mighty Ira 00:11
And then they said, "Well, you can only come if you use...
And then, they added a bond requirement. - Mighty Ira 00:04
And then, they added a bond requirement.
[man 14] The Chicago Park District said the Nazis could come here - Mighty Ira 00:07
[man 14] The Chicago Park District said the Nazis could come...
Now, the problem with the $250,000, uh, bond requirement - Mighty Ira 00:11
Now, the problem with the $250,000, uh, bond requirement
[David] The city and Mayor Daley was determined to try to shut him down. - Mighty Ira 00:05
[David] The city and Mayor Daley was determined to try to sh...
Those insurance bond requirements had been the classic mechanism - Mighty Ira 00:24
Those insurance bond requirements had been the classic mecha...
♪ We shall overcome - Mighty Ira 00:13
♪ We shall overcome
He said, "If we can't demonstrate in Chicago, - Mighty Ira 00:13
He said, "If we can't demonstrate in Chicago,
Skokie reacted like a bull to a red flag. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Skokie reacted like a bull to a red flag.
[woman 2] Residents have held protest demonstrations and the village has passed laws - Mighty Ira 00:07
[woman 2] Residents have held protest demonstrations and the...
We don't want them here. If they don't come here, we'd be delighted. - Mighty Ira 00:06
We don't want them here. If they don't come here, ...
[upbeat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:12
[upbeat music playing]
The first approach was simply to get an injunction - Mighty Ira 00:17
The first approach was simply to get an injunction
If you were an ACLU lawyer this was what you were there for. - Mighty Ira 00:06
If you were an ACLU lawyer this was what you were there for.