   thomas emmet hayden, known as tom hayden (born december 11, 1939), is an american social and political activist, author, and politician, who is director of the peace and justice resource center in culver city, california. known best for his major role as an anti-war, civil rights, and radical intellectual counterculture activist, hayden is the former husband of actress jane fonda and the father of their son, actor troy garity. ==early life== tom hayden was born in detroit, michigan, to parents of irish ancestry, genevieve isabelle (garity) and john francis hayden. he graduated from dondero high school in royal oak, michigan, class of 1956. he later attended the university of michigan, where he was editor of the michigan daily and, disenchanted by the anti-radicalism of existing groups like the national student association, was one of the initiators of the influential leftist student activist group students for a democratic society (sds). during 1961, hayden married casey cason, a texas-born civil rights activist who worked for the student nonviolent coordinating committee (sncc). hayden became a "freedom rider" in the south and then served as president of sds from 1962 to 1963. ==radical activism==  hayden drafted sds's manifesto, the port huron statement. the objective of the port huron statement was the creation a "
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