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Dangerous, dirty, violent and young: my fugitive family in the revolutionary underground

2026· 427 pages

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We all grapple with a past that defines us: culture, religion, a family story. But what happens when you inherit a revolution? Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born without a birth certificate. His parents had gone underground after a decade committed to violent revolution against racial injustice and the Vietnam war; his mother co-founded a group called the Weathermen, allies of the Black Panthers, and replaced Angela Davis on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. His parents assured him that his birth marked a clean break with the past, an end to radical action. But, as Dohrn discovers in this explosive memoir, this version of the family story isn't entirely true. 'Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young' offers a page-turning account of an infamous family and their life in hiding, as well as the political battles of the '60s and '70s.

Genres: History Politics
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
ISBN: 9781784745783