The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
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.
Released: Oct 24, 2019
Runtime: 56 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Fred Hampton, Bobby Lee, Bobby Rush
Crew: Ray Santisteban (Director), Sally Jo Fifer (Executive Producer), Sandie Viquez Pedlow (Executive Producer), Lois Vossen (Executive Producer), Leslie Fields-Cruz (Executive Producer), Susanne Mason (Associate Producer)