Joe Lewis recounts in chilling detail the Kent State Shooting in 1970, when the National Guard opened fire on protesting students. Lewis survived a gunshot wound and lived with the memories. Four other students tragically died that day. Lewis says he cried every day for the next 15 years. It … Continue reading
Kent State University professor Mark Seeman discusses why it is important for the historic landmark of KSU to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. Seeman explains that adding it to the list will not change what happened that day in 1970, but it will help us learn … Continue reading
A Kent State University alumni discusses May 4, 1970 as he was sitting in a finance class at the university and his peers were becoming victims of the Kent State shootings. The alumni, Patrick Mullin, remembers what happened as he heard the shots and saw the reactions of the people … Continue reading
Congressman Dennis Eckart reflects on where he was when the Kent State University Shootings occurred in 1970 and remembers asking himself how the government could do this and get away with it. Eckart discusses how close to home the shootings hit for him and his peers around him.
A Kent State University professor explains what happened during the shootings in 1970 as he tried to clear the protesting students for their own safety. The professor discusses not understanding why they fired the bullets as well as not expecting the protest to ever come to such a tragic end.
Two Kent State University professors give their first hand accounts of what it was like to be involved in the 1970 Kent State shootings. Their stories paint vivid pictures of what happened on that tragic day as well as how their parents reacted to their children in danger.
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.
A victim of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970 describes what happened to him and fellow students when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on the protestors. He also explains how he was injured during the incident.
A witness of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970 explains how the National Guard responded to rocks being thrown at them by resorting to deadly force without giving the students any warning.
Kathy Urchak, a sophomore at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, describes what she saw when National Guard members tossed tear gas into the crowd and explains how she learned that they opened fire on students.
