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Eldridge Cleaver

Born
Aug 31, 1935 · Aged 62
Died
May 1, 1998
Place of birth
Wabbaseka, Arkansas, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
17
TV credits
0
Also known as (2)
  • Eldridge Leroy Cleaver
  • Leroy Eldridge Cleaver

Biography

Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party. 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".