Movie Description
The First Rainbow Coalition
(2019)Overview
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices in one of America’s most segregated cities. A timely story of collective action, The First Rainbow Coalition tells this little-known chronicle of political struggle with insight and urgency using archival footage and interviews with those who lived it.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ray Santisteban
- Producer : Ray Santisteban
- Editor : Leah Marino
- Cast : Fred Hampton,Bobby Lee,Bobby Rush
Cast
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleThe First Rainbow Coalition
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-10-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 56m
Homepagehttp://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/the-first-rainbow-coalition/
Production CompaniesNantes Media, LLC,ITVS,Black Public Media,Latino Public Broadcasting
Genres
- Documentary
