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In 1970, a former law student named Bernardine Dohrn declared war on the United States government. Decades later, her son Zayd Ayers Dohrn tells the story of how his mother was radicalized, and became the most wanted woman in America.
For more of the story, check out:
- Students for a Democratic Society, The Port Huron Statement (1962)
- Revolutionary Youth Movement, "The Weatherman Paper" (1969)
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