The First Rainbow Coalition

The First Rainbow Coalition

7.5/100h 56m2019
The First Rainbow Coalition

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Nantes Media, LLC
ITVS
Black Public Media
Latino Public Broadcasting

Additional Information

Original Title:The First Rainbow Coalition
Original Language:English
Status:Released
Homepage:Visit Website

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