Gary Convention

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The Gary Convention was a landmark 1972 gathering of Black political leaders and activists in Gary, Indiana, aimed at unifying and advancing a national Black political agenda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Black political convention ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political convention ⓘ
aimedTo advance a national Black political agenda ⓘ
increase Black political representation ⓘ
unify Black political leaders ⓘ
approximateNumberOfDelegates 3000 ⓘ
chairperson Amiri Baraka ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1972-03-12 ⓘ
focusesOn criminal justice reform ⓘ
economic justice ⓘ
education ⓘ
foreign policy and decolonization ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
hasAlternativeName National Black Political Assembly ⓘ
National Black Political Convention in Gary ⓘ
hasMainSubject Black political power in the United States ⓘ
national Black political agenda ⓘ
hasName National Black Political Convention ⓘ
hasOutput Gary Declaration ⓘ
National Black Political Agenda ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of the civil rights movement ⓘ
rise of Black Power movement ⓘ
historicalPeriod post–civil rights era ⓘ
hostCityMayor Richard Hatcher ⓘ
hostedBy Richard Hatcher ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
location Gary, Indiana ⓘ
notableParticipant Charles Diggs ⓘ
Coretta Scott King ⓘ
Jesse Jackson ⓘ
Louis Farrakhan ⓘ
Richard Hatcher ⓘ
Ron Dellums ⓘ
Shirley Chisholm ⓘ
numberOfParticipants 8000 ⓘ
organizer National Black Political Assembly ⓘ
local Black leaders in Gary, Indiana ⓘ
participantType Black activists ⓘ
Black clergy ⓘ
Black community organizers ⓘ
Black elected officials ⓘ
Black intellectuals ⓘ
pointInTime March 1972 ⓘ
significantFor coalition-building among Black political factions ⓘ
debates over independent Black political party ⓘ
debates over working within the Democratic Party ⓘ
development of Black political strategy in the 1970s ⓘ
startDate 1972-03-10 ⓘ

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