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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gary Convention canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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, Indiana, 1972 ⓘ
surface form:
National Black Political Convention in Gary
|
| hasMainSubject |
Black political power in the United States
ⓘ
national Black political agenda ⓘ |
| hasName |
National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972
ⓘ
surface form:
National Black Political Convention
|
| hasOutput |
Gary Declaration
ⓘ
National Black Political Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
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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