Soul on ice author cleaver6/1/2023 ![]() Cleaver talks about what happened during that time and how he became disgusted with the priest giving the sacramental preparation classes. I work with other juvenile hall inmates and lived next door to Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles. I remember among the hardcover version a photo of Cleaver’s confirmation certificate from when he was in juvenile hall at Los Padrinos, Downey. I came across this paperback copy and read it. Years ago, I found a hard cover copy which had photos but I sold it figuring I’d never get around to having the time to read it. ![]() The book offers more than you might imagine but I’m not sure it would justify a reading unless you are into ethnic studies, detention ministry, or 1960s literature. He was jailed for marijuana possession then went on to rape. The title refers to the Black Man’s existence while under racial, economic and sexual domination by White Men as seen through Cleaver’s personal experience in and out of jail. The conclusion tries to make amends with black women but I’m not sure it succeeds. ![]() I wouldn't recommend this book as it is very sexist, misogynistic and violent. Soul on Ice is Cleaver’s attempt to understand who he was as a black American growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. This is a short book of loosely related ideas by an ex-convict. ![]()
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