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“Eldridge Cleaver for President” (page 8)

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Amistad Research Center

Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States

In 1968, Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver ran for President of the United States on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. The Party began as a left-of-center organization that was founded due to frustration with what was perceived as the Democratic Party’s lack of support for civil rights and support of the Vietnam War. Although legally prohibited from serving as President since he was under 35 years old, the party nominated Cleaver as its candidate at the party convention in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in August of 1968. The pamphlet displayed here was produced by the party and outlined its stance as “Eldridge Cleaver’s Community Action Program,” as well as arguments for supporting Cleaver.

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  • Title: “Eldridge Cleaver for President” (page 8)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Subject Keywords: Cleaver, Eldridge, African American presidential candidates
  • Type: document
  • Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
  • Repository: Amistad Research Center
  • Extent: 8 p.
  • Date: 1968
  • Collection: Eric Steele Wells papers
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