Rainbow Coalition (Chicago, 1969)

CTL-E-2890 · Organization · civil-rights · 1969

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Multiracial, anti-racist, working-class coalition formed in Chicago on April 4, 1969, uniting the largely Puerto Rican Young Lords of Lincoln Park, the Illinois Black Panther Party of the South and West Sides, and the Young Patriots of Uptown. Co-led by José "Cha Cha" Jiménez, Fred Hampton, and William "Preacherman" Fesperman; cooperated on survival programs and solidarity actions against poverty, displacement, and police brutality.

The record

• Also known as: original Rainbow Coalition, 1969 Rainbow Coalition

Relationships

• Fred Hampton — led by
  Fred Hampton co-led the 1969 Rainbow Coalition alongside Jiménez and Fesperman.
• José "Cha Cha" Jiménez — led by
  José "Cha Cha" Jiménez co-led the 1969 Rainbow Coalition.

Referenced by

• Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party — member of → this record
• Young Lords Organization — member of → this record

Sources

• Congressional Record — Honoring José "Cha Cha" Jiménez (Vol. 171, H308) (primary source)
• Portside — José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez obituary (2025)
• Oxygen — "What Was The Rainbow Coalition, As Seen In 'Judas And The Black Messiah?'"
• Wikipedia — Rainbow Coalition (Fred Hampton)

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