Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident Bill Ayers
Former library book in remarkable condition with the typical markings etc.In this sequel to Fugitive Days, Ayers charts his life after the Weather Underground, when he becomes the GOPs flaunted domestic terrorist, a public enemy. Labeled a domestic terrorist by the McCain campaign in 2008 and used by the radical right in an attempt to castigate Obama for pallin' around with terrorists, Bill Ayers is in fact a dedicated teacher, father, and social justice advocate with a sharp memory and even sharper wit. Public Enemy tells his story from the moment he and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, emerged from years on the run and rebuilt their lives as public figures, often celebrated for their community work and much hated by the radical right. In the face of defamation by conservative media, including a multimillion-dollar campaign aimed solely at demonizing Ayers, and in spite of frequent death threats, Bill and Bernardine stay true to their core beliefs in the power of protest, demo