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43 years after Skokie, Ira Glasser is still fighting for free speech

JL;DR SUMMARY Ira Glasser's commitment to free speech remains unwavering 43 years after he defended the neo-Nazis' right to march in Skokie, a predominantly Jewish community, during his tenure as the ACLU's executive director. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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First AmendmentFree SpeechDocumentaryNeo NazisCivil RightsAcluSkokieRacial EqualityIra GlasserJackie Robinson

Places mentioned

Skokie, Illinois, United States
"In 1977, the ACLU defended the rights of neo-Nazis to march in the Chicago suburbs heavily Jewish community."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"In 1977, the ACLU defended the rights of neo-Nazis to march in the Chicago suburbs heavily Jewish community."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"Hes the son of working class Jewish immigrants who lived in Flatbush where the Brooklyn Dodgers were Kings."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Hes the son of working class Jewish immigrants who lived in Flatbush where the Brooklyn Dodgers were Kings."
New York City, New York, United States
"In one delightful snippet, Glasser is seen shepherding Buckley through the New York City subways to attend a Mets game on Opening Day."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Even today, the Dodgers move to Los Angeles and later the destruction of their home in Ebbets Field resonates for Glasser."
California, United States
"Most recently she received two 2020 New York Press Club Awards."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"As the filmmakers bring the subject of free speech-free assembly into the present, they draw an arc from the events in Skokie to the white supremacists marching in Charlottesville in 2017."

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