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May 4, 1970 Shootings

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On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in northeast Ohio, USA, a historic tragedy occurred under the noonday sun. Four students were killed and nine other students were injured during an anti-war confrontation when the Ohio National Guard fired 67 shots into an unarmed crowd of young protesters. Perhaps 1,000 Kent State University anti-war students were protesting the April 30 American military [MORE]

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1. InTouch - 4 Dead, 9 Wounded - Thirty years after being shot at Kent State, Dean Kahler talks about the events leading up to that fateful moment in American history and his life since then. [26:25 streaming video broadcast]
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2. Kent May 4 Center - Non-profit educational organization providing detailed information about the events surrounding the Kent State shootings.
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3. Kent State and Jackson State tragedies of 1970. - Kent State and Jackson State 1970 tragedies featured with good brief description and photos. Focus upon victims killed and injured.
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4. Mike and Kendra's May 4, 1970 Web Site - Contains history of events at Kent State in May of 1970, a resource page, and links to related web sites.
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5. New York Times - 4 Kent State Students Killed by Troops - Article and copy of NYT front page, May 5, 1970.
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6. New York Times newspaper articles re: Cambodia, Kent State, May of 1970. - Various 1970 New York Times newspaper articles describe the national crisis after the US invasion of Cambodia, the Kent State tragedy and the national reaction.
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7. The Burr - 30th Anniversary of Kent State Tragedy - Contains all material from the May 4 issue published in Spring 2000, as well as the 1990 and 1995 Burr's May 4 sections. Also, there are online-only articles and photographs.
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8. The Digital Journalist - Bitter Passage: Kent State and the Fall of Saigon - Photos, oral histories and video interviews.
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9. The Kent State Killings, 1970 - Overview by a Denmark scholar with many footnotes and quotations regarding: Kent State, May 1-4, 1970, Nixon, reactions, guardsmen, investigations, commemorations, etc.
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10. TIME Magazine: At War with War - An article concerning the Kent State tragedy of May 4, 1970, and the national crisis after the U.S. military invasion of Cambodia from Vietnam.
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11. Tom Grace, Kent State casualty/eyewitness, May 4, 1970 - Excerpts from the book From Camelot to Kent State featuring observations of student Tom Grace who was shot through his left foot.
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12. “This Is Not What It Sounds Like On TV:” Carol Mirman on the 1970 Kent State Shootings - An eyewitness describes her experience at Kent State in 1970. Text and audio.
13. A Long Island Student Dies at Kent State - 1998 Newsday newspaper article from Jeffrey Miller's hometown in Long Island, NY, Jeff Miller's mother recalls her son. Includes photos.
14. Alan Canfora - May 4, 1970 - Eyewitness viewpoint, book recommendations and links offered by the Director of the Kent May 4 Center.
15. Chronicle of Higher Education Archives - May 4, 1970 - "A Week of Tragedy: Disorders Flare, 4 Students Die As U.S. Action in Cambodia Inflames Many Campuses".
16. Democracy Now! - Four Dead in Ohio: 35th Anniversary of Kent State Shootings - Includes streaming audio and video from film documentary, "Kent State: The Day the War Came Home". 1970 news coverage, interviews with eyewitnesses and participants.
17. Digital Journalist - Howard Ruffner - Howard Ruffner, a KSU student photographer, captured some of the best May 4, 1970, photos. His interview, text and RealAudio, is followed by 10 pages of photographs.
18. FBI Investigation of the Violent Events at Kent State University - Over 1100 scanned pages of FBI file materials released as part of the Freedom of Information Act. General focus upon May 1-2, 1970 student rebellion instead of May 4 shooting incident.
19. History Channel - Eyewitness gives account of Kent State incident - 1:09 streaming audio broadcast.
20. Kent State 1970 photographs: Web Album by Howard Ruffner NEW! - Approximately 200 uncropped photographs by noted 1970 Kent State University journalism student-photographer. May 1-4, 1970, photos with captions, images before and after tragedy.
21. Kent State Rifle photo/info: Smithsonian Museum of American History - Actual M-1 rifle used by Ohio National Guard at Kent State University on May 4, 1970: includes photo, dimensions, weight and history.
22. Kent State shootings remembered - CNN coverage and analysis of the anniversary 30 years later.
23. Kent State Shootings: May 4, 1970 - Launched by former student journalists who covered the days events, with links to newspaper articles, FBI documents, photos, cartoons, videos, and other archived resources.
24. Kent State University, May 4 Collection - The definitive source of information on the shooting of students at Kent State University on May 4, 1970.
25. Kent State, 1970: Richard Zitrin, journalist, student eyewitness. - Accurate description of 1970 events by a former KSU student who is now a respected journalist.
26. May 4 Archive - Text of J. Gregory Payne's MayDay, including chronology, related primary documents, and comprehensive accounts of the victims with insights from family, friends and personal writings. Panel discussion and author's account of dramatic license vs. historical accuracy in NBC's "Kent State."
27. My son was killed 30 years ago at Kent State, by Elaine Holstein - From Progressive Magazine, 2000, the mother of Jeffrey Miller describes her view of the life and death of her son at Kent State in 1970.
28. Oral Histories: Kent State 1970 - OhioLINK Digital Media Center offers oral history commentaries by 1970 eyewitnesses and others also offer viewpoints. Available in transcript or audio versions online.
29. The Digital Journalist - The Picture from Kent State - John Filo was a Kent State University student when he captured the top news photo of 1970: a girl screaming over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller who was killed by the national guard. Filo tells his story online.
30. The Kent State Shootings: A Chronology - Appears in William A. Gordon's book, "Four Dead in Ohio."
31. WKSU News Feature: Remembering Kent State, 1970 (RealAudio) - "...focuses on the sounds of May 4th. Eyewitness accounts combined with historic audio take the listener directly to the scene...Eyewitnesses tell the story."

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