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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Fred Hampton, Bobby Lee, Bobby Rush
Crew: Ray Santisteban (Director), Leslie Fields-Cruz (Executive Producer), Sandie Viquez Pedlow (Executive Producer), Leah Marino (Editor), Susanne Mason (Associate Producer), Sally Jo Fifer (Executive Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Nantes Media, LLC, ITVS, Black Public Media (BPM), Latino Public Broadcasting
Runtime: 56 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 24, 2019
IMDb: 3.5
