The group Ayers headed in Detroit , Michigan , became one of the earliest gatherings of what became the Weathermen . Before the June 1969 SDS convention , Ayers became a prominent leader of the group , which arose as a result of a schism in SDS . " During that time his infatuation with street fighting grew and he developed a language of confrontational militancy that became more and more pronounced over the year 1969 " , disaffected former Weathermen member Cathy Wilkerson wrote in 2001 . Ayers had previously been a roommate of Terry Robbins , a fellow militant who was killed in 1970 along with Ayers ' girlfriend Oughton and one other member in the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion , while constructing anti-personnel bombs ( nail bombs ) intended for a non-commissioned officer dance at Fort Dix , New Jersey
Greenwich Village townhouse explosion
Greenwich Village townhouse explosion
Bill Ayers