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Board Meeting, [20] June 20, 1977, Citizens' Comments: Jack Israel

Title

Board Meeting, [20] June 20, 1977, Citizens' Comments: Jack Israel

Abstract

Jack Israel gives a speech opposed to the neo-Nazis marching in Skokie. He tells the Village officials to not let the neo-Nazis march in Skokie under any circumstances and that, "the amendment says freedom of speech, not freedom to spread hatred against minorities."

Date

Village of Skokie. Board of Trustees
6/20/1977

Subject

Skokie (Ill.) -- Politics and government
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America

Contributor

Skokie Village Board of Trustees, Skokie, IL
Israel, Jack
Skokie Public Library, Adult Audiobook-CD 977.311A, Disk 1, Track 24
Original recordings from Village of Skokie, Skokie, IL

Rights

In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Format

MP3

Temporal Coverage

1970s (1970-1979)

Duration

0:02:34

Collection

Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection

Tags

audio recordings

Citation

“Board Meeting, [20] June 20, 1977, Citizens' Comments: Jack Israel,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed May 23, 2025, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/301.

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