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Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) was an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party. [1] [2] In 1968, Cleaver wrote Soul on Ice, a collection of essays that, at the time of its publication, was praised by The New York Times Book Review as "brilliant and revealing". [3] .
Jun 7, 2024 · Eldridge Cleaver (born 1935, Wabbaseka, near Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.—died May 1, 1998, Pomona, California) was an American Black militant whose autobiographical volume Soul on Ice (1968) is a classic statement of Black alienation in the United States.
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1935-1998) Who Was Eldridge Cleaver? Eldridge Cleaver spent much of his youth in reform school and prisons in California. He began writing while incarcerated. Freed on parole, he joined the...
May 2, 1998 · Eldridge Cleaver, whose searing prison memoir ''Soul on Ice'' and leadership in the Black Panther Party made him a symbol of black rebellion in the turbulent 1960's, died...
Feb 4, 2009 · Learn about the life and legacy of Eldridge Cleaver, a former Black Panther leader who wrote Soul on Ice and ran for president in 1968. Explore his prison conversion, political transformation, and cocaine addiction.
Aug 25, 2016 · Learn about the life and legacy of Eldridge Cleaver, a prominent member of the Black Panther Party and author of Soul on Ice. Explore the records and audio interviews related to his political activities and exile at the National Archives.
Jan 3, 1999 · Charles Johnson profiles former black radical Eldridge Cleaver, among notables who died in 1998; photo (M)
