![]() ![]() ![]() That’s just how much black people’s situation in America has not really changed within the last 49 years since its original publication. If the dates were removed from the book along with historical figures, a person could honestly be tricked into thinking that this book Soul On Ice was written within the last 2 years or so despite the book being published in 1968. His way of describing the struggles of black America along with his extremely thoughtful breakdown of why race relations were the way they were during that time period could honestly be applied to modern day times. There are many in the black community who idolize Eldridge Cleaver for his brilliant mind in being able to eloquently articulate the plight, feelings & thoughts of black people in America during the 50s & 60s. ![]() The book Soul On Ice is a rather complicated book from the standpoint of truly gaining access to the mind of a black man in America who has dealt with every form of institutionalized racism & systemic oppression one could imagine to that of the mindset of a person who was an admitted rapist. ![]()
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