Bobby Rush

Biography

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.

Known for

The Murder of Fred Hampton

Film · 1971 · ★ 7.0

The First Rainbow Coalition

Film · 2019

American Revolution 2

Film · 1969

The FBI's War on Black America

Film · 1990

The Urban Crisis and the New Militants: Module 6 - Black Moderates and Black Militants

Film · 1969

Shut Up and Dribble

Series · 2018

Filmography

• 2019 The First Rainbow Coalition · Self
• 2018 Shut Up and Dribble · Self
• 1990 The FBI's War on Black America · Self
• 1971 The Murder of Fred Hampton · Self
• 1969 American Revolution 2 · Self
• 1969 The Urban Crisis and the New Militants: Module 6 - Black Moderates and Black Militants · Self