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She supported the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposed the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the [[front group]] [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]] (VVAW).  She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]].

She supported the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposed the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the [[front group]] [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]] (VVAW).  She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]].

In July-August 1972, Fonda visited [[Hanoi]], where she spoke out against the war. Her detractors labeled her "Hanoi Jane", comparing her to war propagandists [[Tokyo Rose]] and Hanoi Hannah. She was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft gun, which angered many American supporters of the war. The following is a sample of what she had to say while in Hanoi:

In July–August 1972, Fonda visited [[Hanoi]], where she spoke out against the war. Her detractors labeled her "Hanoi Jane", comparing her to war propagandists [[Tokyo Rose]] and Hanoi Hannah. She was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft gun, which angered many American supporters of the war. The following is a sample of what she had to say while in Hanoi:

She made approximately eight radio addresses, during which she told American pilots in the area:

She made approximately eight radio addresses, during which she told American pilots in the area:

<br />"But now, despite the bombs, despite the crimes being committed against them by [[Richard Nixon]], these people own their own land, build their own schools ... illiteracy is being wiped out, there is no more prostitution as there was during the time when this was a French [[colony]]. In other words, the people have taken power into their own hands, and they are controlling their own lives.

<br />"But now, despite the bombs, despite the crimes being committed against them by [[Richard Nixon]], these people own their own land, build their own schools ... illiteracy is being wiped out, there is no more prostitution as there was during the time when this was a French [[colony]]. In other words, the people have taken power into their own hands, and they are controlling their own lives.

<br />"And after 4,000 years of struggling against nature and foreign invaders -- and the last 25 years, prior to the revolution, of struggling against French [[colonialism]] -- I don't think that the people of Vietnam are about to compromise in any way, shape or form about the freedom and independence of their country, and I think Richard Nixon would do well to read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by [[Ho Chi Minh]]."<ref> From a speech by Jane Fonda in Hanoi, 1972 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/fonda.html</ref>

<br />"And after 4,000 years of struggling against nature and foreign invaders -- and the last 25 years, prior to the revolution, of struggling against French [[colonialism]] -- I don't think that the people of Vietnam are about to compromise in any way, shape or form about the freedom and independence of their country, and I think Richard Nixon would do well to read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by [[Ho Chi Minh]]."<ref>From a speech by Jane Fonda in Hanoi, 1972 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/fonda.html</ref>

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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000404/ Jane Fonda] at the Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000404/ Jane Fonda] at the Internet Movie Database

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