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ELDRIDGE CLEAVER
Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther
Synopsis
Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver and his wife are interviewed by William Klein. Cleaver speaks from exile in Algeria, a move prompted by the state of California’s decision to view criminal indictment as a parole violation.
Synopsis
Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver and his wife are interviewed by William Klein. Cleaver speaks from exile in Algeria, a move prompted by the state of California’s decision to view criminal indictment as a parole violation.
Our take
Vogue photographer William Klein was in Algiers to film the Pan-African Cultural Festival when he met an exiled Eldridge Cleaver. Klein captures the mercurial personality of the controversial Black Panther Party figure as he moves through Algiers. A fascinating portrait and radical time capsule.