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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marcus Williamson

Kathy Boudin: Weather Underground radical who reformed behind bars

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Kathy Boudin, who has died aged 78, was an activist and former member of Weather Underground, a radical group formed in opposition to the Vietnam War which sought to overthrow American imperialism through violent revolt.

Following her involvement in a robbery and subsequent incarceration, she emerged from prison transformed and went on to teach at the Columbia University Centre for Justice.

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