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The First Rainbow Coalition

In 1969, the Chicago Black Panther Party formed alliances across ethnic and racial lines with other community-based movements in the city, including Latino group the Young Lords and southern whites the Young Patriots. Banding together in one of postwar America's most segregated cities to confront issues like police brutality and substandard housing, they called themselves the Rainbow Coalition.
S21 E6 Length 56:05 Premiere: 1.27.20

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Season 21

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
S21 E9 Length 56:05 Premiere Date 2.3.20

Accept the Call
S21 E7 Length 1:22:45 Premiere Date 1.20.20

The First Rainbow Coalition
S21 E6 Length 56:05 Premiere Date 1.27.20

Decade of Fire
S21 E2 Length 56:00 Premiere Date 11.4.19

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