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Tom Hayden, 1960s anti-war activist, dies at 76
 [Guardian] The 1960s anti-war activist Tom Hayden, whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago seven trial, Vietnam war protests and his ex-wife, actor Jane Fonda, has died aged 76.Hayden died on Sunday after a long illness, said his wife, Barbara Williams. He had a stroke in 2015. Once denounced as a traitor by his detractors, he won election to the California assembly and senate where he served for almost two decades as a progressive force on issues such as education and the environment. He was the only one of the radical Chicago seven defendants to win such distinction in the mainstream political world. He was an enduring voice against war and spent his later years as a prolific writer and lecturer advocating for reform of US political institutions. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-24 |
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