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The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin
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Mighty Ira

The name had been Cohenand it was changed to Collin

The name had been Cohen
and it was changed to Collin

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The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin.
Duration
5 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:31
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
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documentary
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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.
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 ...
The ACLU stood up for the principle of free speech - Mighty Ira 00:12
The ACLU stood up for the principle of free speech
We've got to protect people based on the right involved - Mighty Ira 00:09
We've got to protect people based on the right involved
I feel that the ACLU should spend more time and energy - Mighty Ira 00:13
I feel that the ACLU should spend more time and energy
They accused the ACLU of racism because the ACLU was defending free speech. - Mighty Ira 00:06
They accused the ACLU of racism because the ACLU was defendi...
Turned out that the members were very persuadable - Mighty Ira 00:12
Turned out that the members were very persuadable
By the 1980s, the Skokie case enabled us to understand, explain, - Mighty Ira 00:14
By the 1980s, the Skokie case enabled us to understand, expl...
This is a quote from Michael Dukakis, - Mighty Ira 00:09
This is a quote from Michael Dukakis,
[applause] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[applause]
This is the little piece of paper that - Mighty Ira 00:05
This is the little piece of paper that
The ACLU functioned in a period of... of great upswing - Mighty Ira 00:08
The ACLU functioned in a period of... of great upswing