Eldridge Cleaver

Politician

Birthday August 31, 1935

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Wabbaseka, AR

DEATH DATE May 1, 1998 (62)

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About

Writer, political activist, and Black Panther Party leader who wrote 'Soul on Ice' in 1968. His book, which he wrote while serving time in Folsom State Prison became a seminal work in African-American literature.

Before Fame

He got into quite a bit of trouble as a youngster, from petty crime to a felony drug charge.

Trivia

During the 1980's he became both a Mormon and a conservative Republican.

Family Life

He got married to Katherine Neal Cleaver in 1967; the couple had two children together before divorcing in 1987.

Associated With

He was heavily inspired by the writings and life of Malcolm X.