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There was an attempt to get an injunction to stop the demonstration in Charlottesville
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Mighty Ira

There was an attempt to getan injunction to stop thedemonstration in Charlottesville and...

There was an attempt to get
an injunction to stop the
demonstration in Charlottesville and on its face,
that's really no different
from the Skokie situation

Full Transcript

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There was an attempt to get an injunction to stop the demonstration in Charlottesville
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and on its face, that's really no different from the Skokie situation.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:20
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.
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
What had happened in ensuing days, uh, is not the fault of free speech - Mighty Ira 00:07
What had happened in ensuing days, uh, is not the fault of f...
What happened in ensuing days was the fault of the police and the government - Mighty Ira 00:06
What happened in ensuing days was the fault of the police an...
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:16
[soft music playing]
When Heather Heyer was run down by an automobile, - Mighty Ira 00:13
When Heather Heyer was run down by an automobile,
In our reports, we kept noting, I'm looking around, I'm not seeing any police here. - Mighty Ira 00:05
In our reports, we kept noting, I'm looking around, I&#...
I had officers and the help of the National Guard - Mighty Ira 00:08
I had officers and the help of the National Guard
I guess my question, and I'm not trying to be contentious for the sake of it, - Mighty Ira 00:24
I guess my question, and I'm not trying to be contentio...
Oh, no, no. They... they can feel that, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Oh, no, no. They... they can feel that,
When people burn flags, they got arrested for inciting violence. - Mighty Ira 00:06
When people burn flags, they got arrested for inciting viole...
When people carry guns in a demonstration, - Mighty Ira 00:14
When people carry guns in a demonstration,
Now the difficult question is where does the speech bleed into conduct - Mighty Ira 00:09
Now the difficult question is where does the speech bleed in...