help on finding skokie right or wrong?

[Paul Finkelman]

Skokie is not and was not "mostly Jewish" although it has a large Jewish 
population, but Elizabeth's point is still on the money.

Elizabeth Dale wrote:
> Actually, it's a distinction with a tremendous significance. Given the 
> fact that Skokie was a suburb with a mostly Jewish population and a 
> sizable number of residents who were either concentration camp survivors 
> or relatives of people who had been in camps, the fact that it was the 
> Nazis, and not the Klan, that marched there was not just important, it 
> was central to the entire affair.
> 
> There's a digital collection at the Skokie public library that might be 
> helpful, and I imagine the reference librarians at that library can help 
> find other materials. The url for the digital collection is here: 
> http://www.skokie.lib.il.us/s_community/cm_history/attempted_march/
> 
> Elizabeth Dale
> University of Florida
> Associate Professor, Legal History, Dept of History
> Affiliate Professor, Legal History, Levin College of Law
> 
> PO Box 117320
> Gainesville, Florida 32611
> 
> 352-392-0271
> edale at history.ufl.edu
> http://plaza.ufl.edu/edale
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sheridan" 
> <bobsheridan at earthlink.net>
> To: "Paul Finkelman" <paul-finkelman at utulsa.edu>
> Cc: "Susanna Peters" <speters at mtu.edu>; <CONLAWPROF at lists.ucla.edu>
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: help on finding skokie right or wrong?
> 
> 
>> This must be one of those distinctions without a difference I've read
>> about...
>>
>> Paul Finkelman wrote:
>>
>>> Skokie did not involve the KKK -- it involved the American Nazis.
>>>
>>> Susanna Peters wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to get a copy of a documentary style video on
>>>> the Skokie march? I used it in class a few years ago but it was a
>>>> borrowed copy and the owner moved on. I think it was called "Skokie
>>>> Right or Wrong."  It was a great discussion piece for my students.
>>>> This is not the Hollywood version called "Skokie" starring Danny Kaye
>>>> etc. This was a short (30 min?) film including interviews of Klan
>>>> members and attorneys.  Any help in figuring out how to get a copy or
>>>> contact info on who made it would be appreciated. I have googled
>>>> around to no avail.
>>>> Off list replies are fine.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks -- Susanna Peters
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