Article: THEN AND NOW EVOLUTION OF THE BLACK POLITICAL MOVEMENT

Article: HATCHER LEAVES LEGACY OF BLACK POLITICAL ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 27, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... an appreciative crowd at Hatcher's ninth Evening to Remember ... has meant Richard Gordon Hatcher to so many people, both ... critics. For those who see Hatcher as a hero, the city is the birthplace of black political empowerment and black pride ...

Article: RICHARD G. HATCHER: EQUALITY'S TORCHBEARER
Post-Tribune (IN);  February 25, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... recent history. But Hatcher also has an assured ... launched the modern era of black political participation. He ... cities. ''Stokes and Hatcher were called the first ... to bring about some black political and economic empowerment ... department, who has known Hatcher for 20 years. ...

Article: FOES: HATCHER ISOLATED HIMSELF
Post-Tribune (IN);  May 10, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... PHOTO - RICHARD G. HATCHER THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION ... Results When Richard G. Hatcher was elected mayor 20 ... rights, of a growing black political consciousness and power ... The coalition of black political leaders in the community ... was Richard Gordon Hatcher, for he was the ...

Article: Gary's Mayor Defeated in Democratic Primary; Hatcher, ...
The Washington Post;  May 6, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... run its course," Hatcher declared at his election ... Democratic councils and black political gatherings, Hatcher pledged "to do all ... three daughters, Hatcher has long been a familiar ... figure in national black political circles, and was ...

Article: HATCHER - SYMBOL, AND FORCE, FOR 20 YEARS OF CHANGE
Post-Tribune (IN);  May 6, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... cities was somewhat limited when Hatcher took office in 1967. Programs ... assistance came about during Hatcher's time in office, partly ... National League of Cities. Black political power when Hatcher was first elected was measured ...

Article: HATCHER'S FALL IN GARY
The Boston Globe;  June 28, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... Broadway in 1967 when Richard Hatcher became the first black ... Michigan. No riots preceded Hatcher's victory. In this ... mills, the emergence of black political power was nonviolent, but no less dramatic. Hatcher was a hero. His rise ...

Article: Hatcher supporters reflect on historic campaign
Post-Tribune (IN);  March 20, 2008 ;     577 words ... ... months old when Richard Gordon Hatcher made history as the first ... years old when the National Black Political Convention brought Gary more ... I was well-aware of who Hatcher was, even to the point of ... with the mayor. I knew who Hatcher was because my parents lived ...