WHAT HAPPENED?

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IN MAY 1970 AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, FOUR STUDENTS WERE KILLED AND NINE WERE WOUNDED DURING A NON-VIOLENT PROTEST AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR.

The President’s Commission on Campus Unrest determined that the shootings were “unnecessary, unwarranted, and inexcusable.”

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The Ohio National Guard fires tear gas at protesters. Courtesy of Kent State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives.
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The moment of the shooting. Courtesy of John Darnell.

BY REMEMBERING THE PAST, LET US SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE.

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Students guard the injured. Courtesy of Howard Ruffner.

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