Jane Fonda revives Cold War-era activist group to defend free speech

Jane Fonda revives Cold War-era activist group to defend free speech
Jane Fonda at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles in February (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner Henry Fonda.

Jane Fonda announced she had launched a 21st century incarnation of the Committee for the First Amendment, originally formed in 1947 in response to Congressional hearings aimed against screenwriters and directors – notably the so-called “Hollywood Ten” – and their alleged Communist ties.

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