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Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood

  • Written by Kathy M. Newman, Associate Professor of English, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon University
Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for HollywoodMovie stars, led by Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, protest hearings by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1947.Bettmann/Getty Images

Jane Fonda is joining forces with more than 500 celebrities and Hollywood heavyweights to defend free speech.

The membership roll already includes scores of famous actors like Jamie Lee Curtis, Viola...

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