Jane Fonda reboots Committee for 1st Amendment
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Oscar-winning actor and progressive activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
Actress Jane Fonda spoke to CNN’s Dana Bash about relaunching her father’s Committee for the First Amendment in response to President Donald Trump on Wednesday.