Bobby Rush

Bobby Rush

Known for

Acting

Born

November 23, 1946 (age 79)

Birthplace

Albany, Georgia USA

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.

Best known work

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

Filmography

  1. 2019

    The First Rainbow Coalition

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2018

    Shut Up and DribbleTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  3. 1990

    The FBI's War on Black America

    as Self

  4. 1971

    The Murder of Fred Hampton

    as Self (archive footage)

  5. 1969

    American Revolution 2

    as Self - BPP Defense Minister

  6. 1969

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

    as Self

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