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By what name was the Weather Underground initially known?

  • Red Brigade

  • Black Panthers

  • Students for a Democratic Society

  • Movement for a New Society

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Initially known as Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Weather Underground was a radical left-wing organization active in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s. SDS was founded in 1960 as a student activist group, but it became increasingly militant over time, adopting a revolutionary ideology and committing acts of violence in protest against the Vietnam War and other social issues.
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