' ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁black ▁radical s ▁and ▁the ▁main stream ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁indicates ▁that ▁Black ▁Power ▁generated ▁a ▁" c ris is ▁in ▁American ▁institutions ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁ag enda ▁of ▁' pol ite , ▁real istic , ▁and ▁business like ' ▁main stream ▁organizations " ▁more ▁appe aling ▁to ▁polit icians . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁more ▁str ident ▁and ▁oppos itional ▁messages ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁indirect ly ▁en hanced ▁the ▁b arg aining ▁position ▁of ▁more ▁moder ate ▁activ ists . ▁Black ▁Power ▁activ ists ▁approached ▁politics ▁with ▁vital ity , ▁variety , ▁wit , ▁and ▁cre ativity ▁that ▁sh aped ▁the ▁way ▁future ▁gener ations ▁approached ▁dealing ▁with ▁America ' s ▁soci etal ▁problems ▁( Mc Cart ney ▁ 1 8 8 ). ▁These ▁activ ists ▁capital ized ▁on ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁recent ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁nature ▁of ▁opp ression , ▁a ▁primary ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement , ▁developing ▁numerous ▁political ▁action ▁c auc uses ▁and ▁grass ▁roots ▁community ▁associations ▁to ▁rem edy ▁the ▁situation ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Black ▁Political ▁Convention , ▁held ▁March ▁ 1 0 – 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁mil estone ▁in ▁black ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁era . ▁H eld ▁in ▁Gary , ▁Indiana , ▁a ▁major ly ▁black ▁city , ▁the ▁convention ▁included ▁a ▁diverse ▁group ▁of ▁black ▁activ ists , ▁although ▁it ▁completely ▁ex