Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver was an American writer, politician, civil rights advocate, rapist and essayist (1935–1998). He was born at Wabbaseka and died at Pomona.

Also recorded as Leroy Eldridge Cleaver.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Leroy Eldridge Cleaver. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was atheism.

He married Kathleen Neal Cleaver.

Career and activity

Eldridge Cleaver worked in civil rights.

He belonged to Black Panther Party. He worked at France and United States.

Identity

What the record establishes about Eldridge Cleaver.

The Cambridge Crew is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3607). Eldridge Cleaver is recorded as writer, politician, civil rights advocate, rapist and essayist. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. Eldridge Cleaver is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Open Library catalogues 23 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Open Library catalogues 17 works under this heading.

Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Soul On Ice. Firing line. Education and revolution. Credo for rioters and looters. Soul on Islam. Eldridge Cleaver. Post-prison writings and speeches. Target Zero. Eldridge Cleaver: post-prison writings and speeches. Being Black. Black History (Vw790204). On the ideology of the Black Panther Party. Post-prison writings and speeches /cEldridge Cleaver ; edited and with an introduction by Robert Scheer. Revolution in the Congo. Zur Klassenanalyse der Black Panther Partei. Soul on fire. Life in the blender. The Cambridge Crew, dated n.d., pen and black ink, with brush and blue wash, corrected with traces of white gouache, on ivory card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.3607.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 2013. Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 2001. Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 2009. Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 1999. Cleaver, Eldridge Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2005. Re-Dressing Race and Gender: The Performance and Politics of Eldridge Cleaver’s Pants, Fashion Studies, 2018. Cleaver, Eldridge: Soul on Ice, Selected Essays, Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, 2022.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Soul On Ice by Eldridge Cleaver (1968) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1922The Cambridge Crew is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3607).
  2. 1935Eldridge Cleaver born at Wabbaseka.
  3. 1968Soul on Ice digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1968Soul On Ice by Eldridge Cleaver digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1968Soul On Ice by Eldridge Cleaver (1968) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  6. 1969On the Ideology of the Black Panther Party digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1998Eldridge Cleaver died at Pomona.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Cleaver, Eldridge Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 2009

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Cleaver, Eldridge, African American Studies Center, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Eldridge Cleaver (Internet Archive), 23 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Eldridge Cleaver.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 12 digitised items catalogued under Eldridge Cleaver as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Eldridge Cleaver.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1325716: Eldridge Cleaver

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Eldridge Cleaver”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Plates

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American civil rights leader and Black Panther Party member Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998)

American civil rights leader and Black Panther Party member Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998)

U.S. News World Report Magazine staff photographer: Marion S. Trikosko · This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsc.01265 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached · Public domain

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