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Eldridge Cleaver

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1935, he was convicted of drug possession for what he terms "a shopping bag full of marijuana."

Beverly Axelrod

Axelrod is a San Francisco attorney who first met Cleaver for advice on legal matters while he was housed in Folsom Prison.

Butterfly

He is a fellow black inmate who denied liking white women when asked, saying his grandmother was white, and he even hated her.

Emmett Till

He is a black child who was murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman.

Chris Lovdjieff

Eldridge describes his dedication in somewhat derisive tones, and says he doesn't understand why someone would voluntarily put themselves inside the prison walls.

Elijah Muhammad

He is a Muslim leader who preached Black supremacy.

Malcolm X

He is a Muslim leader who led a group that split from the leadership of Elijah Muhammad.

Marcus Garvey

He is...

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