In 1968, Jefferson County native Eldridge Cleaver, the minister of information for the Black Panther Party, appeared on the ballot of some twenty states for the office of the president of the United States. As the candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party, the young black militant received approximately 36,000 votes nationwide. Shown here is a campaign button from his unsuccessful bid.
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