Names/Eldredge/Eldredge Cleaver
Historical FigureAmerican1935 – 1998

Eldredge Cleaver

Black Panther leader, author of 'Soul on Ice'

Biography

A prominent Black Panther Party leader, author, and activist who wrote the influential memoir 'Soul on Ice' while imprisoned. He became a key voice in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s.

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Category

Historical Figure

Nationality

American

Born

1935

Died

1998

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Eldredge

English origin

A surname-derived given name built on the Old English 'Eldred' base with the '-edge' suffix, originally denoting geographic origins (edge or border of land). Eldredge carries both the gravitas of Eldred and the adventurous quality of a surname, appealing to parents who favor English family names as first names.

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