Bobby Rush - Wikipedia
A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. [1] Rush was first elected to Congress in 1992. He won consecutive reelections until his retirement.
The Honorable Bobby Rush's Biography - The HistoryMakers
2000年8月23日 · Congressman Bobby Rush, a legendary figure in modern African American politics, exhibited extraordinary leadership long before his 1992 election to Illinois' First Congressional District. Rush was born in Albany, Georgia, in November 23, 1946, under extremely segregated conditions.
The odyssey of a Black Panther - Tampa Bay Times
2005年10月11日 · One key to understanding the complex odyssey of Bobby Rush may be to realize that before he was a Black Panther turned political activist turned regular party honcho turned congressional candidate,...
Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush, a Democrat, is retiring after 30 ...
2022年1月4日 · Longtime Illinois Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush announced on Tuesday that he is leaving Congress. The former Black Panther has represented the South Side of Chicago in Congress since 1993.
ONCE A HERO, RUSH NOW CALLED TRAITOR - Chicago Tribune
1990年5月20日 · At 22, Bobby Rush was a revolutionary, a Black Panther who might not have lived to be 23 if he had been with his friends on the December night in 1969 when Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark...
Rush, Bobby 1946– - Encyclopedia.com
A leader of the militant Black Panther Party in the 1960s who narrowly escaped with his life after a notorious police raid on the party ’ s Chicago headquarters, Bobby Rush became part of the city ’ s political establishment, winning election to the city council and then to the U.S. House of Representatives. In the process, he moderated ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: From Black Panther to congressman ...
2023年1月29日 · Bobby Rush, former leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party, leans against a car he was stopped in on Nov. 8, 1975, after he reportedly ran a red light at Erie Street and Lake Shore Drive.