Medgar Evers became head of the NAACP in Mississippi when he was in his 20's, and was assassinated by Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Byron de la Beckwith when he was 39.
Malcolm the Tenth (IMHO, no real leader, just a blowhard who never actually DID anything but talk big) was 40 when he was killed by rivals in the Nation of Islam.
Today, who are the black leaders? Jesse Jackson is over 70. Al Sharpton looks like he's 80. Even Barack Hussein Obama, considered a "young" leader, is over 50.
I think this is because 1/4 of all blacks conceived since 1973 have been aborted. This has lowered the pool of available competent black people.
If you didn’t march with Martin, you ain’t shit
The naaclp is a trivial relic transcended by urban gang mentality and culture.
You might be right, but there is another factor at play here. In the 50’s & 60’s, there were a lot more young black leaders because the movement was just coalescing, with lots of real civil rights battles to fight, so there were a lot of opportunities for leaders to rise to the top by proving themselves. After the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, etc, there weren’t many real battles left to fight, and the young leaders like Jackson were now entrenched with nothing better to do than protect their own gravy train.
So, instead of shepherding new leaders to help them fight for their cause, they would squash the competition or co-opt them if they could be controlled. Jesse Jackson especially is very protective of his position and will do whatever he can to undercut any other black leaders he sees as a threat, hence his private animosity towards Obama.