A collection of Eldridge Cleaver quotes and sayings on justice, diversity, inspiration, respect, love, kindness, life, forgiveness, struggle, racism, dream etc.
25 Noteworthy Quotes By Eldridge Cleaver
Born In:
Wabbaseka, Arkansas
Eldridge Cleaver was a notorious American political activist and author, who spearheaded the Black Panther Party. After being declared as a fugitive by the United States criminal justice in Cuba and Algeria, Cleaver spent most of his life in exile. But it did not reduce his stranglehold in the party. Eventually, feuds and disputes with rival leaders, Newton and Seale, led to the weakening of the Black Panther Party. Cleaver is renowned for his work ‘Soul on Ice’ where he describes his transformation from a goon, accused of rapes and dealing marijuana, to a Marxist revolutionary abiding by the ideologies of Malcolm X. ‘Soul on Ice’ can be divided into four sections namely Letters from Prison, Blood of the Beast, Prelude to Love – Three Letters and White Woman, Black Man. These writings clearly highlight his thoughts and sayings on issues pertaining to racism, rape, conviction, gender relation, sexuality and black masculinity. Let us go through some of the quotes from this notorious leader.