cluded ▁whites . ▁The ▁convention ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁ra cial ▁exclus ivity ▁by ▁Roy ▁Wil kins ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁supported ▁integration . ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁created ▁a ▁National ▁Black ▁Political ▁Ag enda ▁with ▁stated ▁goals ▁including ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁proportion ate ▁number ▁of ▁black ▁represent atives ▁to ▁Congress , ▁community ▁control ▁of ▁schools , ▁national ▁health ▁ins urance , ▁etc . ▁Though ▁the ▁convention ▁did ▁not ▁result ▁in ▁any ▁direct ▁policy , ▁the ▁convention ▁advanced ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁and ▁left ▁participants ▁bu oy ed ▁by ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁possibility ▁and ▁them es ▁of ▁unity ▁and ▁self - det erm ination . ▁A ▁con cluding ▁note ▁to ▁the ▁convention , ▁address ing ▁its ▁supposed ▁ideal ism , ▁read : ▁" At ▁every ▁critical ▁moment ▁of ▁our ▁struggle ▁in ▁America ▁we ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁press ▁rel ent lessly ▁against ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁' real istic ' ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁real ities ▁for ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁our ▁people . ▁This ▁is ▁our ▁challenge ▁at ▁Gary ▁and ▁beyond , ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Black ▁politics ▁dem ands ▁new ▁vision , ▁new ▁hope ▁and ▁new ▁definitions ▁of ▁the ▁possible . ▁Our ▁time ▁has ▁come . ▁These ▁things ▁are ▁necessary . ▁All ▁things ▁are ▁possible ." ▁Though ▁such ▁political ▁activ ism ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁direct ▁policy , ▁they ▁provided ▁political ▁models ▁for ▁later ▁movements , ▁advanced ▁a ▁pro - black ▁political ▁ag enda , ▁and ▁brought ▁sensitive ▁issues ▁to ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁American ▁politics