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Board Meeting, [09] April 25, 1977, Citizens' Comments: President Albert J. Smith

Title

Board Meeting, [09] April 25, 1977, Citizens' Comments: President Albert J. Smith

Abstract

President Albert J. Smith gives an impassioned and sometimes difficult to discern speech stating that he would hope that after twelve years of serving the community of Skokie that he would "let no stone [go] unturned" in seeking possibilities to prevent the neo-Nazi demonstration in Skokie, that the Board of Trustees will support him, and that he was elected to uphold the law. He asserts his support of Israel.

Smith says, "We're not going to tell anyone our game plan, because that would be foolish. We're not going to tell anyone--even our own people. Because somewhere, somehow, that game plan might get back to these people. But if you know me at all...you have to know that I will do everything in my power to protect the rights, the dignity of our community here in Skokie... [and that the Village government] will be doing everything within our power to protect your best interests."

Date

Village of Skokie. Board of Trustees
4/25/1977

Subject

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

Contributor

Skokie Village Board of Trustees, Skokie, IL
Smith, Albert J., 1915-1993
Skokie Public Library, Adult Audiobook-CD 977.311A, Disk 1, Track 9
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

0:04:27

Collection

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

Tags

audio recordings

Citation

“Board Meeting, [09] April 25, 1977, Citizens' Comments: President Albert J. Smith,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed June 19, 2025, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/309.

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