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Mighty Ira

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Duration
5 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:21
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.
[Noam] You were the man behind the decision to defend the Nazis - Mighty Ira 00:08
[Noam] You were the man behind the decision to defend the Na...
Actually, at that time, I was, uh, not the National Head of the ACLU, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Actually, at that time, I was, uh, not the National Head of ...
So, I was really, had no part in the initial decision. - Mighty Ira 00:04
So, I was really, had no part in the initial decision.
I had a large part in defending that decision, but... but not... not in making it. - Mighty Ira 00:07
I had a large part in defending that decision, but... but no...
-And you would defend it again today, if you had to? -Yes. - Mighty Ira 00:04
-And you would defend it again today, if you had to? -Yes.
There's a theme or a slogan which we in the party have used as regards Skokie - Mighty Ira 00:21
There's a theme or a slogan which we in the party have ...
I want to use Marquette Park which is several blocks away from my office - Mighty Ira 00:17
I want to use Marquette Park which is several blocks away fr...
[Ira] On one side of the park was a kind of a white ethnic community - Mighty Ira 00:12
[Ira] On one side of the park was a kind of a white ethnic c...
[Edgar Jackson] Children who have recently moved on the periphery of that area, - Mighty Ira 00:15
[Edgar Jackson] Children who have recently moved on the peri...
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[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