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So it was in the spring of 1968, barely a year
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Mighty Ira

So it was in the spring of 1968,barely a year since I had startedat the, uh...at the Civil...

So it was in the spring of 1968,
barely a year since I had started
at the, uh...
at the Civil Liberties Union, I was getting back in touch
with... with Kennedy's staff hoping to... to...
to reignite the connection

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So it was in the spring of 1968, barely a year
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since I had started at the, uh... at the Civil Liberties Union,
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I was getting back in touch with... with Kennedy's staff
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hoping to... to... to reignite the connection.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:27
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
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...
Skokie is a suburb of Chicago and Skokie liked to call itself a village - Mighty Ira 00:12
Skokie is a suburb of Chicago and Skokie liked to call itsel...
Mostly, middle-income families living in one-family homes, - Mighty Ira 00:11
Mostly, middle-income families living in one-family homes,
After the Second World War, - Mighty Ira 00:19
After the Second World War,
We saw with my... with our own eyes what did happen and it could happen. - Mighty Ira 00:07
We saw with my... with our own eyes what did happen and it c...
[woman 1] For months, American Nazi party leader, Frank Collin - Mighty Ira 00:07
[woman 1] For months, American Nazi party leader, Frank...
[man 6] Leader Frank Collin says he's inviting Nazis from all over the country - Mighty Ira 00:06
[man 6] Leader Frank Collin says he's inviting Nazis fr...
We can do it. This is only the beginning of dozens of marches. - Mighty Ira 00:04
We can do it. This is only the beginning of dozens of marche...
That's the way I look at myself, - Mighty Ira 00:08
That's the way I look at myself,