File #237: "Interview 5 with Junifer Hall (Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary)"

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Interview 5 with Junifer Hall (Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary)

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Junifer Hall, a life-long resident of Gary, Indiana describes how Mayor Richard Hatcher promoted residents staying in the city and investing in the city with their dollars and how he impacted her experiences with racism.

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Junifer Hall: From a young child, I could hear Mayor Hatcher saying, “stay in Gary, buy in Gary. You can be just as competitive. We have to control our own financial dollars,” and that is one of the strongest memories I have from my childhood because unfortunately, I did not have a lot of the experiences of direct racism only because Mayor Hatcher has just pivoted to power.