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'''Eldridge Cleaver''' (1935 – 1998) was a [[black militant]] and later a [[civil rights]] leader. | '''Eldridge Cleaver''' (1935 – 1998) was a [[black militant]] and later a [[civil rights]] leader. | ||
In his [[autobiography]] ''[[Soul on Ice]]'' (1969) he wrote: | In his [[autobiography]] ''[[Soul on Ice]]'' (1969) he wrote: | ||
| − | + | <blockquote>"Nurtured by the fires of the [[controversy]] over [[segregation]], I was soon aflame with indignation over my newly discovered [[social status]], and inwardly I turned away from [[America]] with horror, disgust and outrage." (page 22)</blockquote> | |
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Revision as of 22:39, December 10, 2007
Eldridge Cleaver (1935 – 1998) was a black militant and later a civil rights leader. In his autobiography Soul on Ice (1969) he wrote:
"Nurtured by the fires of the controversy over segregation, I was soon aflame with indignation over my newly discovered social status, and inwardly I turned away from America with horror, disgust and outrage." (page 22)