On Lumpen Ideology by Eldridge Cleaver, Journal Article.

Item

Title
On Lumpen Ideology by Eldridge Cleaver, Journal Article.
Date
1972
Creator
Eldridge Cleaver
Description
A journal article originally published in The Black Scholar in 1972. In the article, former Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver writes about Black liberation and the lumpenproletariat. Marx and Engels identified the lumpen as the underclass devoid of class consciousness. Cleaver, however, argues that the class can be organized and used in the movement.
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.28
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0763
Rights
All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
Contributing Institution
Jackson State University
Source
Originally published in The Black Scholar, Nov.-Dec. 1972.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson