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The Weather Underground was a far-left Marxist militant organization first active in 1969, founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. [2] [page needed] Originally known as the Weathermen, the group was organized as a faction of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) national leadership. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. American professor and activist For the American baseball pitcher, see Bill Ayers (baseball). For the Catholic priest, radio host, and hunger activist, see Bill Ayres. Bill Ayers Ayers in 2012 Born William Charles Ayers (1944-12-26) December 26, 1944 (age 80) Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S ...
Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence is a 2015 book by Bryan Burrough about American left-wing political violence in the 1970s. The book discusses the Weather Underground, Black Liberation Army, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña and other groups.
The Weather Underground has an approval rating of 91% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 58 reviews, and an average rating of 7.79/10.The website's critical consensus states, "Fascinating documentary about the militant Weathermen". [5]
In 1974, the Weather Underground released the book Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-imperialism. [1] [2] Since the Weather Underground was engaged in illegal bombings and its leaders were fugitives, it required help from aboveground supporters to distribute the book; participants in this work included Van Lydegraf and Jennifer Dohrn. [3]
The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Underground. Paperback ed. New York: Verso, 1997. ISBN 1-85984-167-8. Joseph, Peniel E. Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006. ISBN 0-8050-7539-9. Kahn, Roger. The Battle for Morningside Heights: Why Students Rebel ...
October 14 - The Harvard Center for International Affairs is bombed by The Proud Eagle Tribe of Weather (later renamed the Women's Brigade of the Weather Underground). [20] WUO claims this is to protest the war in Vietnam. [NYT, 10/14/70, p. 30] The bombing was in reaction to Angela Davis' arrest and was the first action undertaken by an all ...
Osawatomie was a magazine published by the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), beginning in March 1975 and continuing for six issues until the June-July 1976 issue. [1] It was started as a quarterly publication, but from the April/May 1976 issue its frequency became bimonthly. [1] The magazine was based in Boston. [1]