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The Legacy of the Gary Convention

March 25, 2022March 24, 2022 Robert Greene II #GaryConvention50, Amiri Baraka, Black Power, Congressional Black Cacus, Harold Cruse, Jesse Jackson

The long shadow of the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, continues to overwhelm Black political and intellectual

The Residue of ‘72

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Dena Holland-Neal #GaryConvention50, black politics, Gary, Gary National Black Political Convention, Richard G. Hatcher

In 1972, I was a senior in high school at Gary West Side. It was an exciting year! All Hoosiers

‘Nationtime’ Shows That Blacks, Too, Have Become More Inclusive

March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 Wayne A. Young Amiri Baraka, Barbara Jordan, black politics, Gary, Gary Convention, Nationtime, Richard Gordon Hatcher

When William Greaves’ film about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, which took place in my hometown of Gary, Indiana,

Black Power Revisited: A CBFS Interview

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 Erik Wallenberg black nationalism, Black Panthers, Black Power, masculinity, Republic of New Afrika

Conversations in BlackFreedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne

Call for Submissions: The Gary National Political Convention of 1972

February 4, 2022February 3, 2022 Robert Greene II Amiri Baraka, Black National Convention, Black Politicians, black politics, Gary

Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), invites blog posts centering on the Gary