Eldridge Cleaver
[August 31, 1935] - [May 1, 1998]
Birthplace: Wabbaseka, Arkansas
Resting Place: Pomona Valley Cemetery, Pomona, California
Family
Spouse: Kathleen Cleaver 1
Children: Joju Younghi Cleaver 1, Ahmad Maceo Eldridge Cleaver 1
Parents: Leroy Cleaver, Thelma Hattie Robinson
Known Relatives: Kathleen Neal Cleaver
Education
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- San Francisco State College
Degrees:
- N/A
Occupation:
- Writer
- Political activist
- Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party
Connections
All Known affiliates:
Black Panther Party Black Power Movement Malcolm X
Known peers:
Huey P. Newton Bobby Seale 1 Angela Davis
Known colleagues:
George Jackson David Hilliard Fred Hampton
Mentors:
Legacy
Bibliography:
Soul on Ice Post-Prison Writings and Speeches Target Zero
Achievements:
Founding member of the Black Panther Party Author of the best-selling book Soul on Ice Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968
Known for:
His activism for black liberation His writings on race and politics His conversion to Christianity
Quotes
- ”If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
- "The only thing more dangerous than a black man with a gun is a white man with a badge."
- "The revolution is not about putting black men in power. It’s about putting an end to power."
- "We need to create a society where black men can be free to be themselves, without fear of violence or discrimination."
- "The white man’s greatest fear is that black men will rise up and take what is rightfully ours.”