Gary Declaration

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The Gary Declaration is a landmark 1972 political statement issued by Black leaders at the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, outlining a radical agenda for Black self-determination and social justice in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
manifesto
political statement
addresses U.S. foreign policy affecting Black people
education inequality
housing discrimination
police brutality
poverty
unemployment
aimsTo define a national Black political agenda
unify diverse Black political forces
alsoKnownAs Gary Political Declaration NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent National Black Political Convention NERFINISHED
callsFor Black self-determination
an end to racism
community control of institutions
economic justice
independent Black political organizing
restructuring of American political life
context post–civil rights movement era
rise of Black electoral politics in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Black political leaders
delegates to the National Black Political Convention
date 1972
focusesOn Black communities in the United States
genre political platform
hasTitle Gary Declaration NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key text in Black political thought in the 1970s
landmark document of the Black Power era
ideology Black Power NERFINISHED
Black nationalism
radical politics
influenced discourse on Black electoral politics
subsequent Black political organizing
issuedAt National Black Political Convention NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject Black political power
Black self-determination
racial equality in the United States
social justice
movement Black Power movement NERFINISHED
Black liberation movement NERFINISHED
placeOfIssue Gary, Indiana NERFINISHED
politicalPosition left-wing
publisher National Black Political Convention NERFINISHED
targetAudience Black Americans NERFINISHED
Black political leaders
year 1972

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Gary Convention hasOutput Gary Declaration