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Since the city voted in April to remove the Robert E. Lee statue
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Mighty Ira

Since the city voted in April to remove the Robert E. Lee statue, there have been three...

Since the city voted in April to remove the Robert E. Lee statue, there have been three protests, counter protests, and
now violence

Full Transcript

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Since the city voted in April to remove the Robert E. Lee statue,
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there have been three protests, counter protests, and now violence.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:50
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.
Surely, Charlottesville is a lot like Skokie. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Surely, Charlottesville is a lot like Skokie.
This is clearly about white supremacy and we're not going to have it here. - Mighty Ira 00:04
This is clearly about white supremacy and we're not goi...
The rally in Charlottesville supposedly was generated by the movement to pull down statues. - Mighty Ira 00:08
The rally in Charlottesville supposedly was generated by the...
White supremacists wanted to demonstrate near a Confederate statue, - Mighty Ira 00:12
White supremacists wanted to demonstrate near a Confederate ...
[man 27] Organizers of Saturday's planned rally had said - Mighty Ira 00:07
[man 27] Organizers of Saturday's planned rally had sai...
In fact, I think it's pretty clear - Mighty Ira 00:09
In fact, I think it's pretty clear
At the very last minute, after the permit had been granted - Mighty Ira 00:14
At the very last minute, after the permit had been granted
We are not backing down. We are going to be in Lee Park. - Mighty Ira 00:04
We are not backing down. We are going to be in Lee Park.
These people are trying to replace us with Third World immigrants. - Mighty Ira 00:05
These people are trying to replace us with Third World immig...
They put propaganda out in the movies and in our school system - Mighty Ira 00:11
They put propaganda out in the movies and in our school syst...
There was an attempt to get an injunction to stop the demonstration in Charlottesville - Mighty Ira 00:10
There was an attempt to get an injunction to stop the demons...
That's what led the ACLU together with some other organizations - Mighty Ira 00:12
That's what led the ACLU together with some other organ...
It was only because of hatred of the ideas of the white supremacists - Mighty Ira 00:09
It was only because of hatred of the ideas of the white supr...
If you weren't already planning on coming out to Charlottesville, - Mighty Ira 00:06
If you weren't already planning on coming out to Charlo...
I'm an American Jew. I'm a woman. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I'm an American Jew. I'm a woman.
I feel very strongly that those are really horrible, horrible people with noxious ideas, - Mighty Ira 00:12
I feel very strongly that those are really horrible, horribl...
I was at a conference - Mighty Ira 00:14
I was at a conference
[chanting] - Mighty Ira 00:26
[chanting]
[chanting] - Mighty Ira 00:12
[chanting]
It's the first thing I remember hearing when I woke up - Mighty Ira 00:20
It's the first thing I remember hearing when I woke up