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Bill Ayers

Professor and activist

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Also known as William Charles "Bill" Ayers · William Charles Ayers

Born: December 26, 1944
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-04
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Glen Ellyn
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: pedagogue
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, autobiographer
, university teacher
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Education: University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
, Columbia University
, Teachers College
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Employer: University of Illinois Chicago
Spouse: Bernardine Dohrn
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in CONOR.SI
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

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. involvement in the Vietnam War. The bombings resulted in the deaths of three members, who were killed when one of the group's devices accidentally exploded. The FBI described the Weather Underground as a domestic terrorist group. Ayers was hunted as a fugitive for several years, until charges were dropped due to illegal actions by the FBI agents pursuing him and others.

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FFugitive Days2001 · 2001 book by Bill Ayers

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Website: billayers.org
Given name: Bill
Family name: Ayers
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-07
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Residence: Chicago
Father: Thomas G. Ayers

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