At that time, the cry for unity across ethnic lines based on class need was rejected in favor of the tactic of each group uniting its own community first on needs specific to that group and then broader unity could be discussed. With the winning of de jure equality, a certain amount of integration was open to those who had the resources to integrate. The upper strata, which provided the majority of the organizational leadership, integrated and essentially deserted the struggle. Today, black generals command Army units sent against the liberation struggles of peoples of color. Chicano cops are in charge of the brutal occupation of Chicano communities.
Black intellectuals lead the struggle to dismantle affirmative action.
There is no longer a material base for all-class unity. No, it is not. It is not necessary, and it is not possible. Despite these facts, the mass organizations are still mainly oriented around that policy. Each stage or era of the struggle is marked by something specific that differentiates it from all other periods.