0The NAACP at 100As it celebrates its 100th year, the NAACP is at a crossroads. The Daily Beast's Benjamin Sarlin talks to up-and-coming black leaders about how the organization can re-invent itself for a new generation.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 2:07PM EDT / Published Jul. 09, 2009 11:03AM EDT Library of Congress THE EARLY YEARSLibrary of Congress A PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTNational Archive / Newsmakers JUSTICE FOR ALLNew York Times Co. / Getty Images YOUNG KINGGrey Villet, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images A CHANGE IS GONNA COMEHorace Court / AP Photo A NEW FRONTIERPaul Schutzer, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images A NEW GENERATIONMax B. Miller, Fotos International / Getty Images AN INDEPENDENT VOICEJ. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo THE GREAT COMMUNICATORSeth Perlman / AP Photo GENERAL HONORSBettman / Corbis HAIL TO THE QUEENAlan Greth / AP Photo MOVED TO TEARSGene J. Puskar / AP Photo THANK YOUTim Sloan, AFP / Getty Images GETTING TO KNOW YOUJoe Raedle / Getty Images SEEKING FORGIVENESSJoe Raedle / Getty Images A CONVENTION DIVIDEDWin McNamee / Getty Images YES I CANScott Olson / Getty Images
THE EARLY YEARSLibrary of Congress A PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTNational Archive / Newsmakers JUSTICE FOR ALLNew York Times Co. / Getty Images YOUNG KINGGrey Villet, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images A CHANGE IS GONNA COMEHorace Court / AP Photo A NEW FRONTIERPaul Schutzer, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images A NEW GENERATIONMax B. Miller, Fotos International / Getty Images AN INDEPENDENT VOICEJ. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo THE GREAT COMMUNICATORSeth Perlman / AP Photo GENERAL HONORSBettman / Corbis HAIL TO THE QUEENAlan Greth / AP Photo MOVED TO TEARSGene J. Puskar / AP Photo THANK YOUTim Sloan, AFP / Getty Images GETTING TO KNOW YOUJoe Raedle / Getty Images SEEKING FORGIVENESSJoe Raedle / Getty Images A CONVENTION DIVIDEDWin McNamee / Getty Images YES I CANScott Olson / Getty Images