Organizing a Rainbow Coalition of Revolutionary Solidarity

Authors :: Middlebrook, Jeb Aram
Source :: Journal of African American Studies. December, 2019, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p405, 30 p.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: This article considers the possibilities and limitations of multiracial alliances and antiracist organizing in and beyond the USA by analyzing the Rainbow Coalition of Revolutionary Solidarity in Chicago from 1969 to 1972. The article argues this coalition-involving the Black Panther Party, Young Lords, and Young Patriots, among other diverse organizations-demonstrated a powerful model of organizing across race for revolutionary social change, which structured self-determination in communities-of-color alongside white communities' responsibility for ending white supremacy.<br />Author(s): Jeb Aram Middlebrook [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Founding Partner of Research & Development, MiddlebrookLLC.com, , Long Beach, California, USA Fig. a Black Panther Party Free Breakfast for Children Program' [...]