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Black Panthers' Cleaver Finds Common Ground in North Korea

12/5/2025

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Eldridge Cleaver of the Black Panther Party visited North Korea in the late 1960s, drawn to its socialist development.
He admired the regime's discipline, self-defense, and educational initiatives.
Kathleen Cleaver (Eldridge Cleaver's wife) noted a shared anti-American sentiment that fostered an alliance.
Juche influenced radical groups in the United States during the Cold War.

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Eldridge Cleaver of the Black Panther Party visited North Korea in the late 1960s, drawn to its socialist development.
He admired the regime's discipline, self-defense, and educational initiatives.
Kathleen Cleaver (Eldridge Cleaver's wife) noted a shared anti-American sentiment that fostered an alliance.
Juche influenced radical groups in the United States during the Cold War.