Bobby Rush

November 23, 1946 — 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.

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