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Isn't that really pathetic? -[man 24] Oh, bullshit. They should
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Mighty Ira

Isn't that really pathetic?- Oh, bullshit.They should-- Look at this.They...

Isn't that really pathetic?
-[man 24] Oh, bullshit.
They should-- [Frank] Look at this.
They can't...
Nobody... No one will see

Full Transcript

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-Isn't that really pathetic? -[man 24] Oh, bullshit. They should--
00:00:03.307 --> 00:00:07.137
[Frank] Look at this. They can't... Nobody... No one will see--
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:14
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.
[man 25] Scuffles broke out and the police moved in quickly - Mighty Ira 00:07
[man 25] Scuffles broke out and the police moved in quickly
[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not just his, to free speech, - Mighty Ira 00:14
[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not ju...
He slinks away and that's the end of the Skokie case. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He slinks away and that's the end of the Skokie case.
The guy was crazy and he was followed around by at most 20 people. - Mighty Ira 00:06
The guy was crazy and he was followed around by at most 20 p...
There were never very many members. It had no resources. - Mighty Ira 00:05
There were never very many members. It had no resources.
Collin himself lived in an apartment right above their offices, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Collin himself lived in an apartment right above their offic...
It's fair to say he was a little bit confused about his identity. - Mighty Ira 00:06
It's fair to say he was a little bit confused about his...
He actually was Jewish by birth. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He actually was Jewish by birth.
The family changed its name once his father, who was a survivor of Dachau, - Mighty Ira 00:08
The family changed its name once his father, who was a survi...
The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin. - Mighty Ira 00:05
The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin.
The family didn't like what he became, - Mighty Ira 00:12
The family didn't like what he became,
Then it'll look... no, it looks good. It looks like-- - Mighty Ira 00:06
Then it'll look... no, it looks good. It looks like--
[Philippa] Collin got a lot of attention out of this. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[Philippa] Collin got a lot of attention out of this.
I suppose one could say in that sense he succeeded, - Mighty Ira 00:13
I suppose one could say in that sense he succeeded,
Probably the reason was that the party had discovered - Mighty Ira 00:21
Probably the reason was that the party had discovered
When he got out, he became a new ager and saying very carefully to anybody who asked, - Mighty Ira 00:12
When he got out, he became a new ager and saying very carefu...
In retrospect, the Skokie case was a defining pivotal moment for the ACLU. - Mighty Ira 00:07
In retrospect, the Skokie case was a defining pivotal moment...
The reason it was defining and pivotal is that... - Mighty Ira 00:06
The reason it was defining and pivotal is that...
The reaction to the Skokie case threatened our existence. - Mighty Ira 00:05
The reaction to the Skokie case threatened our existence.
[woman 3] It is not the first time the ACLU has defended an unpopular cause, - Mighty Ira 00:09
[woman 3] It is not the first time the ACLU has defended an ...