By 1969, SDS was falling apart, and something called the Weatherman was forming. This was a top-down antidemocratic cult-like organization that quickly focused on the tactic of exploding bombs in symbolic locations in the United States. In 1970 Wilkerson went into hiding, and the organization became the Weather Underground after bombs accidentally exploded in her stepfather's house in Manhattan killing three members of Weatherman and making big headlines. Wilkerson believes that this clumsy accident actually communicated the anger of those involved better than a successful explosion at a military base would have done, because the reaction to that would have been dominated by anger at those responsible.
Yet Wilkerson would clearly unexplode those bombs and bring her friends back to life in an instant if she were able.
I'll be interviewing Wilkerson live on the radio this Wednesday evening, and you can call in with your questions. Go to http://thepeoplespeakradio.net and call in toll-free from anywhere in the world at 877-489-6350 or in the United States and Canada at 888-228-4494.
Yet Wilkerson would clearly unexplode those bombs and bring her friends back to life in an instant if she were able.
I'll be interviewing Wilkerson live on the radio this Wednesday evening, and you can call in with your questions. Go to http://thepeoplespeakradio.net and call in toll-free from anywhere in the world at 877-489-6350 or in the United States and Canada at 888-228-4494.
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