Residing Kent State University President Lester Lefton reminisces on where he was when the Kent State shootings of 1970 occurred. Lefton talks about how the events changed the scope of the war and the nation as well as what the event ultimately means for American history.
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The Kent State shootings (also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre) occurred at Kent State University in the US city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
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