In the Spirit of Sankofa,
Why the gap between old and new black civil rights activists is widening
... “After King was assassinated in 1968, the baton was basically dropped on the street,” she said. “For the younger generation, there’s not much we can point to since King’s assassination that’s been accomplished, so those folks are not necessarily in a position to tell young activists what to do.”
Some older civil rights groups such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which came into existence in an era when black people were excluded from public office, have struggled to maintain relevance as a wave of African Americans became mayors, police chiefs, city council members, senators and congressmen. As movement leaders took on mainstream political positions, some activists say they became part of the establishment they once fought ...
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-civil-rights-generation-gap-20160713-snap-story.html
Protesters in Atlanta, where younger activists feel a disconnect with the old champions of social justice. (Associated Press)
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Why the gap between old and new black civil rights activists is widening
... “After King was assassinated in 1968, the baton was basically dropped on the street,” she said. “For the younger generation, there’s not much we can point to since King’s assassination that’s been accomplished, so those folks are not necessarily in a position to tell young activists what to do.”
Some older civil rights groups such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which came into existence in an era when black people were excluded from public office, have struggled to maintain relevance as a wave of African Americans became mayors, police chiefs, city council members, senators and congressmen. As movement leaders took on mainstream political positions, some activists say they became part of the establishment they once fought ...
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-civil-rights-generation-gap-20160713-snap-story.html
Protesters in Atlanta, where younger activists feel a disconnect with the old champions of social justice. (Associated Press)
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