Bill Ayers
William Charles Ayers is an American retired professor and former community organizer. In 1969, Ayers co-founded the far-left militant organization the Weather Underground, a revolutionary group that sought to overthrow the United States government which they viewed as American imperialism. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Weather Underground conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings in opposition to U.S.
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- Columbia UniversityBank Street College of EducationLake Forest AcademyTeachers CollegeUniversity of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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