For us, who are old enough to remember Eldridge Cleaver, his life is quite a thought provoking odyssey. He seemed as a soul searching for a meaning.
spent time in youth detention centers.
spent time in Soledad prison
spent time in Folsom and San Quentin prisons for rape and attempted murder
author of the book "Soul On Ice",
self-confessed serial rapist,
an early leader of the Black Panther Party (Minister of Information and Head of the International Section of the Panthers ),
editor of the official Panther's newspaper,
criminal exile to Cuba, Algeria, and France for attempted murder in an ambush of the Oakland police.
murdered his wife's lover.
became a fashion designer
began a religious odyssey
return to the United States and repudiated his past.
author of book "Soul on Fire"
became a conservative Republican
placed on probation for burglary
probation revoked for drug use
