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197280 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Social Justice Racial Justice Civil Rights

Nationtime

197280 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A pivotal gathering of Black political leaders shaping America’s future.

Social Justice Racial Justice Civil Rights

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William Greaves

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A pivotal gathering of Black political leaders shaping America’s future.

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William Greaves

William Greavesdirector

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Barakawriter

William Greaves

William Greaveswriter

Langston Hughes

Langston Hugheswriter

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitiercast

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A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.

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