The defeat of black power: civil rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972

Introduction

The sooner we get organized for group action, the more effective we can become : the creation of the Congressional Black Caucus in Richard Nixon's America

We can no longer avoid the challenge of creating and disseminating a common black agenda : the 1971-1972 black strategy sessions

We are developing a black political structure : making the National Black Political Convention a reality

The monumental task of drafting an agenda we all can agree upon : black politics at the crossroads

Nationtime! : The politics of forming an independent black political party

We will walk out of here with a program : ratifying the national black political agenda

What we warned against has happened : the withdrawal of the Congressional Black Caucus

Epilogue : black nationalists don't deliver votes : the legacy of the National Black Political Convention.