Rainbow Revolution
The original Rainbow Coalition formed long before Jesse Jackson's efforts in the early eighties. This movement began in Chicago during the late 1960s through an alliance between The Black Panther Party, the Young Lords Party, and the Young Patriots Organization. The documentary American Revolution II: Right On tells the unique story of this community-based collection of individuals who rapped revolution and transcended all stereotypes.
The Young Lords were a collection of Puerto Rican-Americans inspired by the Black Panthers while the Young Patriots Organization were comprised of mostly poor white people from the south who found solidarity with the Black Panthers and the Young Lords. Black Panther Bobby Lee speaks about this here.
Watch Part 1 and Part 2 of American Revolution II here.
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Young Lords: Redux
With the current economic stress facing our nation, marginalized people of all races will obviously begin to look poverty and crime in the face in cities all across the United States.
Perhaps we will see a resurgence of Young Lord type activity in impoverished urban centers around the country. With "conscious" hip-hop constantly on the up-and-up, artists such as Immortal Technique, Blue Scholars, and Dead Prez could truly galvanize a generation of impoverished youth to band together and uplift themselves and their communites.
Solidarity in poverty? Perhaps just an idealistic vision from a middle class white youth...
Awesome clips by the way.
Propogand Anonymous, keep up the good shit!
-Peace
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Propaganda Anonymous
Thanks PSYmon.
What I found inspiring about this movie and the parties involved wasn't so much that they were finding solidarity through poverty but more so that they were working in solidarity period.
If you watch further on in the film, you will see that Bobby Lee, from the Black Panthers, and some of the Young Patriots Organization, were reaching out to the middle class people in their community. However, they were greeted with much anger by a few.
What I find amazing about this movie is that I had never heard of the Young Patriots before. Nearly everyone knows of the Black Panthers, which is great. And for those involved in Hip-Hop in NY, many have prolly heard of the Young Lords.
But the Young Patriots! Wow, never before.
What is even cooler is that these were poor white people, from Appalchia and the South. These are the types of people that usually get ascribed the 'Redneck' label and they get laughed at be people like Bill Maher, etc. (though I generally like Bill Maher's stuff)
To me this shows something very important. It goes against the stereotyping of poor white southern people.
I see the Young Patriots as some sort of idealogical prototype for the politically aware Punk Rock scene that came about later on.
Groups like MC5, The Clash, and on down the line.
Thanks Again for the kudos PSYmon.
PRop!