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An illustration with a split color field to represent double lives of a family, parents with two young children. The mother is Weather Underground activist Bernardine Dohrn and she is restrained by a police officer on the left and half her contorted face and body is split by the color field and composition. On the right she has a docile expression and she and her husband are Bill Ayers hold their baby and young sibling, one of these represents the author.

The Boy Who Grew Up on the Run From the FBI

An illustration with a split color field to represent double lives of a family, parents with two young children. The mother is Weather Underground activist Bernardine Dohrn and she is restrained by a police officer on the left and half her contorted face and body is split by the color field and composition. On the right she has a docile expression and she and her husband are Bill Ayers hold their baby and young sibling, one of these represents the author.

The Boy Who Grew Up on the Run From the FBI

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Photo illustration of a pickaxe strikes a cracked planet resembling Mars that has multiple flag poles with dollar bills as the flag indicating monetary value; the pickax is chipping away a chunk of its orange surface and the flags are anchored in the pieces.

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Photo illustration of a pickaxe strikes a cracked planet resembling Mars that has multiple flag poles with dollar bills as the flag indicating monetary value; the pickax is chipping away a chunk of its orange surface and the flags are anchored in the pieces.

For Some Mankind

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