Cleaver for President Campaign Button

Campaign button for Eldridge Cleaver’s 1968 run for the U.S. presidency under the Peace and Freedom Party.

button with African American man "Cleaver for President"

Courtesy of the Museum of American History, Cabot Public Schools

Media

Time Period

Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform (1968–2022)

Category

Government and Politics / Parties and Interest Groups

Type

Thing

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Gender

Male

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