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| − | '''Eldridge Cleaver''' (1935 – 1998) was a [[black militant]] and later a [[ | + | '''Eldridge Cleaver''' (1935 – 1998) was a [[black militant]] and [[civil rights]] activist who returned from exile in [[Algeria]] as a born-again Christian and later became a conservative [[Republican]]. |
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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> | <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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Latest revision as of 03:50, December 12, 2008
Eldridge Cleaver (1935 – 1998) was a black militant and civil rights activist who returned from exile in Algeria as a born-again Christian and later became a conservative Republican.
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)