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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment in OUR History

Hugh Gaddy · Sunday, August 30th 2009 at 12:12PM · 162 views
Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver Was Born On August 31, 1935, In Wabbaseka, Arkansas. His Family Moved To Phoenix, And Finally To Los Angeles, Where Cleaver, During His Teens, Would Become Involved With Petty Crime. On June 18, 1954, Eldridge Cleaver Took His First Trip To Soledad Prison On A Marijuana Possession Charge. The Former Convict Went On To Become A Major Civil Rights Activist And Leader In The Black Panther Party. He Served As The Group's Minister Of Information. Cleaver's Book Of Memoirs From Prison, Soul On Ice, Earned Him Credit As "one of the best cultural critics" Of The 1960's At One Point Cleaver Fled To Cuba To Avoid Another Term In Prison. He Spent Several Years In Exile There, As Well As In Algeria And France. Upon Returning To The United States He Adopted Capitalism And Became A Republican And Fundamentalist Preacher. He Described His Political And Religious Conversions In The 1978 Book, Soul On Fire. In The 1980's Cleaver Became Addicted To Cocain. He Kicked His Habit And Became Involved In Fighting Addiction With Healthy Nutrition. Cleaver Died Of Prostate Cancer In 1998. He Was 62 Years Old. He's Credited With The Famous Quote, "You're either part of the solution or part of the problem." "In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr. Hugh Gaddy
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MIISRAEL Bride Tuesday, September 1st 2009 at 9:50AM

Terrific writer, I remember reading his books during high school. It was great time of exploration into the reading of a black male author. Hopefully his books are still read today.

ROBINSON IRMA Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM

Another African-American that we as a people need to "learn" about from the African-centered view point(smile)

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