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Political Campaign Button, "Cleaver for President," 1968
1968
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The Peace and Freedom Party selected Eldridge Cleaver for president in 1968. Cleaver was a member of the militant Black Panther Party and served as the organization's minister of information -- a chief spokesman for the group. The Black Panthers sought economic, social and political equality for oppressed minorities using force if necessary.
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- Title: Political Campaign Button, "Cleaver for President," 1968
- Date Created: 1968
- Location: United States
- Subject Keywords: Black Panther Party, Peace and Freedom Party (Calif.), Buttons (Information artifacts), Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998, Political campaigns, Presidential campaigns, Presidential candidates
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=310861
- Object Name: Button (Information artifact)
- Object ID: 2001.48.39
- Image ID: THF93421
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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