Former Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party. His memoirs, Soul on Ice (1968), established him as one of African American's the most important political figures.
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- CNN: 'He Was a Symbol': Eldridge Cleaver Dies at 62 In-depth report on Cleaver's life and death. Includes audio clips of former Black Panther members' reactions.
- Frontline: Eldridge Cleaver In this interview, conducted in the spring of 1997, Eldridge talked with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about the shoot-out with Oakland police which led to his exile, and looks back at the legacy of the Panthers and the civil rights movement.
- Robert Fulford's Column About Eldridge Cleaver Opinion piece, reprinted from the Globe and Mail, which is centered on Cleaver's book 'Soul on Ice'.
- Eldridge Cleaver's Last Gift A tribute by critic David Horowitz, describing Cleaver's career from his break with Newton to his final television interview.