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Illinois Black Panther Party Starts the Rainbow Coalition (nov 11, 1968 – dec 4, 1969)

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The Rainbow Coalition was a branch of the IBPP led by the young & charismatic Fred Hamoton. They organized groups from the Young Lords, Puerto Rican liberationists, to the Young Patriots, confederate-flag wearing White migrant workers, in community work to eradicate poverty.

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nov 11, 1968
dec 4, 1969
~ 1 years