High-profile controversies surrounding free speech and racial equality have long plagued American history, but the fight over maintaining both freedoms is far from over. While many positive changes have occurred over the past 65 years, since the start of the civil rights movement, there is still a lot of work to be done. That process […]
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- 10/11/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The Brooklyn Dodgers, American neo-Nazis and Chicago-area Holocaust survivors all figure prominently in Mighty Ira, a film that pays tribute to a generation of free-speech advocates through one man’s story. Now in his 80s, Ira Glasser served as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1978 to 2001, and he took the reins expecting to spend most of his time addressing matters of racial justice. His dedication on that front never dimmed, but, as he recalls in this affectionate portrait, “organizational survival” turned out to be priority No. 1.
That’s because his assent from the New ...
That’s because his assent from the New ...
- 10/7/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Brooklyn Dodgers, American neo-Nazis and Chicago-area Holocaust survivors all figure prominently in Mighty Ira, a film that pays tribute to a generation of free-speech advocates through one man’s story. Now in his 80s, Ira Glasser served as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1978 to 2001, and he took the reins expecting to spend most of his time addressing matters of racial justice. His dedication on that front never dimmed, but, as he recalls in this affectionate portrait, “organizational survival” turned out to be priority No. 1.
That’s because his assent from the New ...
That’s because his assent from the New ...
- 10/7/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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