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Mighty Ira

You can't understandthe effort toward justice if you don't understandthat people had to...

You can't understand
the effort toward justice if you don't understand
that people had to stand up when others were saying
sit down

Full Transcript

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You can't understand the effort toward justice
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if you don't understand that people had to stand up
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when others were saying sit down.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:16
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 people had to speak when they were being told to be quiet. - Mighty Ira 00:04
That people had to speak when they were being told to be qui...
And these restrictions on speech, and on truth telling - Mighty Ira 00:12
And these restrictions on speech, and on truth telling
[Ira] I was on the Donahue Show once with Hosea Williams. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[Ira] I was on the Donahue Show once with Hosea Williams.
You know him as a follower of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., - Mighty Ira 00:12
You know him as a follower of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther...
Here's Ira Glasser-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
Here's Ira Glasser--
He was on that show ostensibly to debate me about it and he surprised everybody. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He was on that show ostensibly to debate me about it and he ...
Well, Phil, one thing we must understand, uh, a right is not a right in America, - Mighty Ira 00:09
Well, Phil, one thing we must understand, uh, a right is not...
And even though they beat and brutalize us in seeking that right, - Mighty Ira 00:10
And even though they beat and brutalize us in seeking that r...
I was Dr. King's field general. I organized a major march. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I was Dr. King's field general. I organized a major mar...
The problem with the black struggle in America has been - Mighty Ira 00:10
The problem with the black struggle in America has been
Once that ability to communicate with the masses, things changed. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Once that ability to communicate with the masses, things cha...
What you've got to be willing to do is to say, - Mighty Ira 00:18
What you've got to be willing to do is to say,
There isn't a necessary apposition between the First Amendment - Mighty Ira 00:07
There isn't a necessary apposition between the First Am...
Whether you're talking about the civil rights demonstrations, anti-war protesters, - Mighty Ira 00:23
Whether you're talking about the civil rights demonstra...
The First Amendment is what permits people to organize for social justice goals. - Mighty Ira 00:06
The First Amendment is what permits people to organize for s...
A court injunction by Skokie officials blocked the Nazi march, - Mighty Ira 00:09
A court injunction by Skokie officials blocked the Nazi marc...
The issue is still tied up in the courts and the Nazis say, - Mighty Ira 00:07
The issue is still tied up in the courts and the Nazis say,
[whistles] - Mighty Ira 00:08
[whistles]
We're comfortable with the ordinances and we feel that they are valid. - Mighty Ira 00:04
We're comfortable with the ordinances and we feel that ...
The permit ordinance which has the $350,000 insurance provision - Mighty Ira 00:11
The permit ordinance which has the $350,000 insurance provis...