{"value"=>"<p>The series documents Browne's roles in major national events which encompass his 1966 political campaign for the United States Senate seat from New Jersey, the National Conference on Black Power (1967), Eugene McCarthy campaign material (1968), and the National Black Economic Convention held in 1972. Browne's political campaign is documented with material consisting of a list of groups and individuals who expressed support for Browne's candidacy; his letters indicating reasons, as they relate to the war in Vietnam, for his bid for the nomination; comments listing factors favorable and unfavorable for his candidacy; press releases indicating the official reason for his withdrawal; as well as news clippings pertaining to several other candidates and to the Vietnam Conflict.</p> <p>Additionally this series also includes documents from the National Conference on Black Power held in Newark, New Jersey in July 1967. Material encompasses lists of Advisory Committee members and memoranda sent to them, reports on sessions including that of Browne's workshop on black power through economic development, and printed matter. Correspondence between Browne and Amiri Baraka deals with their participation in meetings regarding the conference.</p> <p>The Eugene McCarthy campaign material (1968) in this series consists of correspondence, petitions, flyers, news releases, and printed matter for McCarthy's campaign and Browne's participation as a Democratic National Convention delegate. Opposing candidates are also represented in the collection.</p> <p>Documentation for the National Black Political Convention include pre-convention material such as the Congressional Black Caucus' call for the convention, minutes of committee meetings, and lists of Platform Committee staff advisors. Also included are drafts of the National Black Political Agenda which challenged African Americans to determine which essential changes would enable them to move in the direction of self-determination. There are other drafts of papers prepared by the Platform Committee concerning a variety of topics as they relate to African Americans including human development, communications, foreign policy, rural development, and political empowerment. Browne's position paper on economic empowerment (which consists of manuscript drafts) can also be found here.</p>"}