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Mighty Ira

Eventually, the city of Chicagoin its wisdom decided to make it pretty impossiblefor any...

[upbeat music playing] Eventually, the city of Chicago
in its wisdom decided to make it pretty impossible
for any group it didn't like to hold a rally
or a demonstration
in Marquette Park

Full Transcript

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Eventually, the city of Chicago in its wisdom decided
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to make it pretty impossible for any group it didn't like
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to hold a rally or a demonstration in Marquette Park.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:50
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.
[chanting] - Mighty Ira 00:09
[chanting]
We are the only organization in America - Mighty Ira 00:07
We are the only organization in America
I'm asking you-- - Mighty Ira 00:13
I'm asking you--
And then they said, "Well, you can only come if you use one of the four forums - Mighty Ira 00:11
And then they said, "Well, you can only come if you use...
And then, they added a bond requirement. - Mighty Ira 00:04
And then, they added a bond requirement.
[man 14] The Chicago Park District said the Nazis could come here - Mighty Ira 00:07
[man 14] The Chicago Park District said the Nazis could come...
Now, the problem with the $250,000, uh, bond requirement - Mighty Ira 00:11
Now, the problem with the $250,000, uh, bond requirement
[David] The city and Mayor Daley was determined to try to shut him down. - Mighty Ira 00:05
[David] The city and Mayor Daley was determined to try to sh...
Those insurance bond requirements had been the classic mechanism - Mighty Ira 00:24
Those insurance bond requirements had been the classic mecha...
♪ We shall overcome - Mighty Ira 00:13
♪ We shall overcome
He said, "If we can't demonstrate in Chicago, - Mighty Ira 00:13
He said, "If we can't demonstrate in Chicago,
Skokie reacted like a bull to a red flag. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Skokie reacted like a bull to a red flag.
[woman 2] Residents have held protest demonstrations and the village has passed laws - Mighty Ira 00:07
[woman 2] Residents have held protest demonstrations and the...
We don't want them here. If they don't come here, we'd be delighted. - Mighty Ira 00:06
We don't want them here. If they don't come here, ...
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The first approach was simply to get an injunction - Mighty Ira 00:17
The first approach was simply to get an injunction
If you were an ACLU lawyer this was what you were there for. - Mighty Ira 00:06
If you were an ACLU lawyer this was what you were there for.
Thirty years ago, we Jews stood and, in a sense, - Mighty Ira 00:11
Thirty years ago, we Jews stood and, in a sense,
We spit in the graves of six million Jews if we allow the Nazis to march. - Mighty Ira 00:08
We spit in the graves of six million Jews if we allow the Na...
Uh, a week ago, one of my constituents came up to me and said, - Mighty Ira 00:13
Uh, a week ago, one of my constituents came up to me and sai...