Poster of The First Rainbow Coalition

The First Rainbow Coalition

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, October 24 2019
5 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Fred HamptonFred Hampton
Fred Hampton would have been no older than
21 in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Mon, Aug 30 1948 –
Thu, Dec 04 1969
Portrait of Bobby LeeBobby Lee
Bobby Lee was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bobby RushBobby Rush
Bobby Rush was
72 in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sat, Nov 23 1946

Crew

Portrait of Ray SantistebanRay Santisteban
Ray Santisteban was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Director, Producer, Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Susanne MasonSusanne Mason
Susanne Mason was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Associate Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michael EhrenzweigMichael Ehrenzweig
Michael Ehrenzweig was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Supervising Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leslie Fields-CruzLeslie Fields-Cruz
Leslie Fields-Cruz was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lois VossenLois Vossen
Lois Vossen was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sally Jo FiferSally Jo Fifer
Sally Jo Fifer was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sandie Viquez PedlowSandie Viquez Pedlow
Sandie Viquez Pedlow was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leah MarinoLeah Marino
Leah Marino was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Angélica NegrónAngélica Negrón
Angélica Negrón was
>> in The First Rainbow Coalition
as 'Original Music Composer'
Unknown Birthday