The Kids are Alright--a Boomer perspective

[Warpy]

11. It's no coincidence that most Silent leaders were black

Either they served in the military or were related to people who did. Truman had integrated the military, and people who served got out and it was glaringly obvious that the rest of the country lagged far behind it. People who had experienced equality were simply not going to settle for being called "boy" and treated as nonpersons. They spread the word to people who were in a position to do something about it.