“Tribe Come Home:” The 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana
Talking Hoosier History
English - February 17, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsHistory Education Courses history hoosier indiana Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Thousands of Black Americans from around the country came to Gary, Indiana, for the 1972 Black National Political Convention to transform the Black Power Movement into the Black Political Power Movement. Leaders worked to channel collective outrage - caused by voter suppression and discrimination, as well as the assassinations of major Civil Rights leaders - into political reform.