Eldridge Cleaver

Activist

Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was a prominent American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party. His influential 1968 book, "Soul on Ice," is a collection of essays written while he was incarcerated, which became a foundational text of the Black Power movement. After a period in exile following a shootout with police, his political ideologies shifted dramatically, and he later embraced conservative politics and various religious movements. Cleaver's complex and controversial life mirrored the turbulent social and political changes in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century.

Aug 31, 1935 - May 01, 1998 American 13 Quotes

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