Rainbow Coalition

Rev. Jesse Jackson with striking International Paper workers in Maine, 1987

Building the ‘White Stripe’: The Young Patriots, Jesse Jackson, and SURJ

by: Beth Howard ,; Carla Wallace ,; Eddie Wong ,; and Hy Thurman
Article published:: February 5, 2024

‘Steps on a journey of struggle’: Organizers share their experiences in the 1960s, the 1980s and today with bringing white people into the multiracial fight for collective liberation.

People holding signs on a street corner

The Rainbow Coalition, Bernie, and DSA: A Response to Bill Fletcher Jr.

By: Luke Elliott-Negri

Photo of a young Bernie Sanders with Jesse Jackson

Learning from the Successes of the Rainbow Coalition in Vermont

By: Ellen David Friedman