[DOC] [TLE] Richard G. Hatcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] Richard Gordon Hatcher became on January 1, 1968, the first African-American 
Mayor of Gary, Indiana. He was the first Black candidate elected mayor of a U.S. 
city larger than 100,000 people and the first elected Black mayor in the state of 
Indiana. [DOC] [TLE] Gary, IN - Encyclopedia of Chicago [PAR] The city of Gary became home to a rapidly growing population of European ... By 
1930, over 9,000 Mexicans resided in Gary and nearby East Chicago, Indiana. ... 
the Great Depression when the steel mills cut back production by 80 percent, ... 
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one of ... Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary, Indiana in 1967 and served in that 
capacity for ... In the late 1970s he also became the executive director of the 
National ... by the rapid decline in the steel industry which cost the city jobs and 
the city... [DOC] [TLE] The Meaning of Gary, Indiana | - Rust Wire [PAR] Feb 11, 2013 ... The City of Gary emerged as the brainchild of U.S. Steel. ... In 1967 Richard 
Hatcher became the first black man elected mayor of a major city ... competition, 
U.S. Steel sought to diversify its holdings away from steel production. [DOC] [TLE] Richard Hatcher Collection - Indiana University Northwest [PAR] Richard Hatcher with USWA leaders John L. Howard, Peter Calacci, and Joseph 
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one of the first black mayors elected in a major northern industrial city and the first 
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Steel's right to manage production, ensured that the city would not pass any law 
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city's decline began in the 1960s as overseas steel production squeezed .... 
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those days ... In 1967, the city of Gary was actually among the first U.S. cities that 
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Because Indiana had become a leading iron and steel producer, U.S. Steel 
established its... [DOC] [TLE] Where Work Disappears and Dreams Die - The American Prospect [PAR] Jul 2, 2012 ... In Gary, Indianathe former Magic City of industrial mightjobs have left, ... 
They now employ roughly 20,000 people and are producing as much steel as 
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early ... The city became a great ethnic melting pot as jobs in the mills continued 
to ... During World War II, steel production soared and the tide of prosperity ... 
Voters elected Gary's first African American mayor, Richard G. Hatcher, in 1967 
and for... [DOC] [TLE] Too big to fail? No clear way to rescue Gary - Indiana Economic Digest [PAR] Mar 21, 2010 ... 1909: First steel produced, Gary becomes city and Thomas Knotts its ... 1967: 
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Question: In 1967 Richard Hatcher became the 1st elected black mayor of this steel-producing Indiana city
Answer: Gary