FRANK COLLIN - Nazi leader 1977 interview

Frank Collin - neo-nazi leader of NSPA explains his reasons for proposed march into Skokie

In 1977, Frank Collin, then leader of the National Socialist Party of America, announced plans to march through the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois in retaliation for the City of Chicago banning the NSPA from speaking publicly in Marquette Park It prompted a landmark legal battle. At the time, Skokie had the largest Jewish population per-capita in the United States, and many residents were Holocaust survivors.

RABBI KAHANE speaks in Skokie

Rabbi Meir Kahane speaking in Skokie

Rabbi Meir David Kahane (1932-1990) was an American-Israeli Orthodox rabbi. Kahane was known in the United States and Israel for his strong political, nationalist views, exemplified in his promotion of a greater Israel based on Jewish law. He founded two controversial movements: the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in the USA and Kach, an Israeli political party

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DAVID HAMLIN OF ACLU comments in 1977

David Hamlin, executive director of Illinois ACLU

In 1977, the ACLU filed suit against the Village of Skokie, Illinois, seeking an injunction against the enforcement of three town ordinances outlawing Neo-Nazi parades and demonstrations. Skokie, Illinois at the time had a majority population of Jews, totaling 40,000 of 70,000 citizens. A federal district court struck down the ordinances in a decision eventually affirmed by the Supreme Court.

Holocaust Survivor - M. Papier

1977 comments by Buchenwald survivor, resident of Skokie, regarding proposed American Nazi (NSPA) march into Skokie : How can you make a deal with the devil ? Relates atrocities done by Nazis.