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THBEldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information, Black Panther Party Poster
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Printed poster, 27.75 x 21.5 in., featuring a photograph of Eldridge Cleaver speaking into a microphone. Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1968. Image captioned, "Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information," and credited to Jeffery Blankfort in bottom margin. Poster features Black Panther Party Logo alongside address for the "Eldridge Cleaver Fund" in bottom margin at right side.
Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) was a writer and political activist, most notably for the Black Panther Party, of which he became the Minister of Information and Head of the International Section. Cleaver's early life included brushes with law enforcement and stints in youth detention centers, a pattern which continued into his adulthood, only with more serious offenses such as assault and rape, and more serious prisons like Soledad, Folsom, and San Quentin. He used his time in confinement to write essays and reflect on his actions and experiences in memoirs, a collection of which were later published under the title Soul on Ice in 1968. His words were highly influential in their cultural criticism and unique expression of African American frustration.
Upon being released from Folsom Prison in 1966, Cleaver helped form the San Francisco-based cultural and political center known as Black House, where he met Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, and joined their newly established Black Panther Party in Oakland, CA. Cleaver used his communication skills to serve as the Party's chief spokesperson and propagandist, rising to prominence so quickly that he became the 1968 presidential candidate on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket, though he only won 0.05% of the vote.
Months later, Cleaver led an armed ambush of Oakland police officers, which ended in the death of Black Panther Party member Bobby Hutton, and the wounding of at least two officers. Cleaver fled the country, spending time in Cuba, Algeria, and France. While abroad, he became fascinated by the North Korean regime, the writings of leader Kim Il Sung, and the juche model, leading some Black Panther Party members to feel he was losing touch with the plight of African Americans in his own country. Cleaver was ultimately expelled from the Party in 1971 after a falling out with Party co-founder Huey Newton. Eventually, Cleaver sought an end to his stint as a fugitive, turning himself in to the FBI in 1977.
Cleaver spent his later years becoming involved with many religious organizations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, into which he was baptized in 1983. He also made a massive political shift, becoming a Republican and even vying for Senate in the 1986 race. Cleaver later fell into poor health after being arrested multiple times on drug related charges, eventually dying in 1998 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.
Poster has small pin holes at corners, some wear (minor rips) at bottom edge, and light discoloration spots at edges. Otherwise appears to be in fine condition.Condition
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