Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots joined forces in 1969 to challenge police brutality and unfair housing in Chicago, a city plagued by segregation.
The First Rainbow Coalition
In 1969, a coalition of activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots joined forces in Chicago to tackle systemic racism and social injustice, addressing police brutality and unfair housing practices in one of the country's most segregated cities.