Eldridge Cleaver photograph collection [graphic]. 1966-ca. 1982.

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Eldridge Cleaver photograph collection [graphic]. 1966-ca. 1982.

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Collection consists primarily of snapshots of Eldridge Cleaver's career from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Earliest materials relate to his affiliation with the Black Panther Party and include snapshots, portraits and negatives of party leaders such as Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter, John Higgins, Stokley Carmichael and attorney Beverly Axelrod. Also contains photographs taken during his exile abroad from 1968 to 1975, including his stays in Cuba, Algeria and France; visits to China, North Korea and North Vietnam; and a meeting with Chilean President Salvador Allende. Photos taken after his 1975 return to the United States relate primarily to his activities in conservative politics and the Evangelical Christian movement, including speaking engagements at various California churches and universities. Approximately 50 snapshots of a San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, dated June 1977, are included. Also contains photographs of his wife Kathleen Cleaver and children Antonio Maceo and Joju, various friends, and such associates as Huey Newton Charles Colson and Ruth Carter Stapleton.

10 boxes, 1 oversize folder (ca. 1,720 photographic prints, ca. 480 negatives, ca. 440 slides) : b&w and color ; various sizes.

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