National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972

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The National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, in 1972 was a landmark gathering of thousands of Black leaders and activists from across the United States to forge a unified political agenda and strategy for Black empowerment.

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instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political convention ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gary Convention ⓘ
National Black Political Assembly ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1972-03-12 ⓘ
focus Black self-determination ⓘ
community control of institutions ⓘ
criminal justice reform ⓘ
economic justice ⓘ
education reform ⓘ
foreign policy concerning Africa and the Third World ⓘ
hasAttendeeType Black elected officials ⓘ
Black nationalists ⓘ
civil rights leaders ⓘ
community activists ⓘ
labor organizers ⓘ
religious leaders ⓘ
hasDelegateCount approximately 3000 ⓘ
hasKeySpeaker Jesse Jackson ⓘ
Louis Farrakhan ⓘ
Queen Mother Moore ⓘ
Ron Dellums ⓘ
Shirley Chisholm ⓘ
hasParticipantCount approximately 8000 ⓘ
hostedBy City of Gary, Indiana ⓘ
linked to: Gary, Indiana
ideologicalSpectrum Black liberal ⓘ
Black nationalist ⓘ
Pan-Africanist ⓘ
keyOrganizer Congressman Charles Diggs ⓘ
Imamu Amiri Baraka ⓘ
Mayor Richard Hatcher ⓘ
legacy inspiration for later Black political conventions and summits ⓘ
milestone in Black political organizing ⓘ
location Gary, Indiana ⓘ
notableFeature brought together elected officials and grassroots activists ⓘ
debates over independent Black political party versus working within major parties ⓘ
one of the largest gatherings of Black political leaders in U.S. history ⓘ
organizedBy National Black Political Assembly ⓘ
politicalContext 1972 United States presidential election ⓘ
post–civil rights era ⓘ
producedDocument National Black Political Agenda ⓘ
purpose develop a national strategy for Black political empowerment ⓘ
forge a unified Black political agenda ⓘ
result formation of local and state Black political caucuses ⓘ
increased visibility of Black political power ⓘ
influence on subsequent Black electoral strategies ⓘ
startDate 1972-03-10 ⓘ

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National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972 → producedDocument → National Black Political Agenda ⓘ
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Gary Convention → hasName → National Black Political Convention ⓘ
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Gary Convention → hasAlternativeName → National Black Political Convention in Gary ⓘ
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National Black Political Assembly → emergedFrom → National Black Political Convention ⓘ
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Richard Gordon Hatcher → participatedIn → 1972 National Black Political Convention ⓘ
subject linked to: Mayor Richard Hatcher
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Richard Gordon Hatcher → hosted → 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana ⓘ
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Gary Declaration → issuedAt → National Black Political Convention ⓘ
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Gary Declaration → associatedWithEvent → National Black Political Convention ⓘ
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Gary Declaration → publisher → National Black Political Convention ⓘ
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