Zayd Ayers Dohrn Will Present His New Memoir, ‘Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young’ at Northtown Books June 25th

This is a press release from Northtown Books:

We’re pleased to announce our first author event in our new home at 737 G St. in Arcata.

Note: This is a special early event in our unfinished new space. We will have a full fledged grand opening very soon.

June 25 at 7 pm, Zayd Ayers Dohrn will present his new memoir, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young, with a Q&A with his father, Bill Ayers at Northtown Books.

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.

Please join us for this inaugural event in our new space!