Monday, May 04, 2020

On This Day: Kent State shootings leave 4 students dead
On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The shootings set off a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of schools to temporarily close.


I REMEMBER THIS AS A RADICALIZING MOMENT ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

I WENT TO MY FIRST DEMO AN ANTI WAR DEMO IN SOLIDARITY



Students dive to the ground as the National Guard fires on faculty and students May 4, 1970, to protest the war in Vietnam. File Photo courtesy of Kent State University Archives | License Photo 

In 1970, National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The shootings set off a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of schools to temporarily close.
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Intense actual footage from The Kent State protest as it decays into chaos and murder. Including the fall of Saigon video images and the final days of that US occupation. Set to CSNY "Ohio" and "Find The Cost of Freedom" non-commercial music versions. Powerful footage here.

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