Jane Fonda 1970

In April 1970, Fonda and actor Donald Sutherland formed “FTA” (which meant, depending upon the source, either “Free the Army” or “F*ck the Army”), an anti-war, quasi-USO road show billed as “political vaudeville” which toured military towns along the West Coast and throughout the Pacific. FTA’s antics and dialog with U.S. soldiers were later made into a documentary. Fonda also worked with Vietnam Veterans Against the War, appearing at a 1970 rally the group organized in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Vietnam veteran and future Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry was involved in organizing the rally (the two were photographed sitting near each other at the event). For her assistance, Fonda was given the title of Honorary National Coordinator. On November 3, 1970 she began a tour of college campuses and raised funds for VVAW. (Also on that date, Fonda was arrested for allegedly kicking a U.S. Customs agent; charges were later dropped. In the police mug shot, her upraised left hand is clenched in a “Black Power” or “Power to the People” salute).