National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972

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historical event political convention

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ political convention ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gary Convention ⓘ National Black Political Assembly ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	Gary, Indiana ⓘ surface form: City of 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 Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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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