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Bobby Rush

Bobby Rush

Born: 1946-11-23 • Albany, Georgia USA

Bobby Lee Rush is an American politician, activist, pastor, and the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district, serving in Congress for more than two decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.

Filmography
The First Rainbow Coalition poster
The First Rainbow Coalition
2019 • Self (archive footage)
The FBI's War on Black America poster
The FBI's War on Black America
1990 • Self
The Murder of Fred Hampton poster
The Murder of Fred Hampton
1971 • Self (archive footage)
American Revolution 2 poster
American Revolution 2
1969 • Self - BPP Defense Minister
The Urban Crisis and the New Militants: Module 6 - Black Moderates and Black Militants poster
The Urban Crisis and the New Militants: Module 6 - Black Moderates and Black Militants
1969 • Self