Dangerous, dirty, violent, and young : a fugitive family in the revolutionary underground / Zayd Ayers Dohrn.
| Author/creator | Dohrn, Zayd author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2026] |
| Description | xiv, 427 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Fugitive family in the revolutionary underground |
| Contents | A note on interviews and sources -- Prologue: Underground (Harlem, 1980) -- Part 1: The most dangerous woman in America -- Part 2: Kill your parents -- Part 3: Bring the war home -- Part 4: Underground(s) -- Part 5: Children in my mind -- Part 6: One last job -- Part 7: Children of the revolution -- Epilogue: Memories of a revolution (Chicago, 2020-25) -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index. |
| Abstract | "The son of Weather Underground radicals tells the story of a childhood on the run and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in America. Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. All his life, Dohrn's parents said his birth marked a clean break with violent revolutionary struggle, but in this explosive memoir, he discovers that story wasn't entirely true. This masterpiece of personal and social history brings us inside an infamous family and their lives underground. Drawing on exclusive interviews, declassified FBI files, and long-hidden letters, photos, and diaries, Dohrn tells a new story of radical resistance, including revelations about the Weathermen's bombing campaign, their secret alliance with the Black Liberation Army, and the dramatic prison break of Assata Shakur. Reckoning with the emotional damage the Weathermen inflicted on their victims, their children, and themselves, Dohrn's unflinching memoir explores the roots of radicalism and asks how a young person survives when the place they feel safest - with their family - also puts them in danger."--Book jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | History |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Memoirs. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| ISBN | 9781324089315 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1324089318 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | HM876 .D64 2026 | ✔ Available | Want This? |