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	Kent State shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kent State shootings, also known as May 4 or The Kent State Massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970.
		The work was first performed on the Kent State campus on May 8, 1971 and was revived for the twenty fifth commemoration of the tragedy in 1995.
		The Kent State killings proved a catalyst for the formation of the New Wave rock group Devo, who began as a Kent, Ohio performance art group in the mid-1970s; several members were Kent State University students at this time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kent_State_shootings (3133 words)

	Kent State shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Kent State shootings, also known as May 4th or The Kent State Massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of students by the National Guard on May 4, 1970.
		At Kent State, a massive demonstration was held on May 1st in the Commons, and another was planned for May 4th.
		Kent Mayor declared a state of emergency on May 2nd and, later that afternoon, asked Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes to send the National Guard to Kent to help maintain order.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Kent_State_massacre (1930 words)

	Kent State Massacre
		Daffodils planted at the Kent State May 4 Memorial planted in memory of the 58,175 soldiers who died in the Vietnam conflict
		Kent State University was placed in an international spotlight after a tragic end to a student demonstration against the Vietnam War and the National Guard on May 4, 1970.
		At Kent, the day after the announcement to send U.S. troops into Cambodia marked the start of a weekend of anti-war protests that began on campus and spilled into the city of Kent's downtown.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/2556/kent.html (558 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kent State massacre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Kent State shootings occurred at Kent State University, Ohio, and involved the shooting of students by the National Guard on May 4, 1970.
		Over the course of four days, Kent State students protested against an American invasion of Cambodia which President Richard Nixon launched on April 25 and announced by Nixon in a television address on April 30.
		Following a long night of civil unrest in Kent, Kent city Mayor Leroy Satrom declared a state of emergency on May 2nd and, later that afternoon, asked Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes to send the National Guard to Kent to help maintain order.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kent-State-massacre (1338 words)

	Kent State shootings
		Over the course of four days, Kent State students protested against an American invasion of Cambodia which President Richard Nixon launched on May 1.
		Following a night of civil unrest in Kent, Kent city Mayor Leroy Satrom declared a state of emergency on May 2nd and, later that afternoon, asked Ohio Governor James Rhodes to send the National Guard to Kent to help maintain order.
		On Monday, May 4th, a rally was scheduled to be held at noon, and University officials attempted to inform the campus community that the gathering was banned, by handing out 12,000 leaflets.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ke/kent_state_shootings.html (1023 words)

	May Fourth Task Force - May 4 Chronology of Events
		At Kent State University, the reaction to Nixon's announcement was similar to that of other campuses across the nation.
		Rumors of radical activities were widespread, and Kent's ROTC building was believed to be the target of militant students that evening.
		A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed on the city of Kent, and students were restricted to the campus.
	dept.kent.edu /may4/chrono.htm (1687 words)

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		One of the shootings is described by a former Kent State student and the guardsman involved.
		Kent State and May 4th: A Social Science Perspective, Second Edition, by Thomas R. Hensley and Jerry M. Lewis, provides both a background and social science insight into an event that is seen as a major historical event of the Vietnam War era, as well as in the culture of the 1960s.
		Kent State University is remembered for the shootings that killed four students during a campus demonstration in May 1970.
	kent.state.tripod.com (6770 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Kent State Massacre
		Kent State was shut down after the shootings and remained closed for the rest of the school year.
		The Kent State Massacre bookends a generation that began with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and included the murders of his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
		Kent State was transformed from a sleepy midwestern college into the symbolic epicenter of student protest in the Vietnam era.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100670 (836 words)

	Kent State
		She compares the days leading up to the Kent State massacre to those in the movie, in which a confluence of "perfect" circumstances form a storm of terrible proportions.
		The "it" is the moment when Kent State ceased being merely a large college campus and became the flash point for the anti-war movement.
		Kathy, whom he'd met at Kent State, wanted to follow in her family's tradition and become a teacher.
	www.thehumorwriter.com /My_Serious_Side/Kent_State/kent_state.html (2371 words)

	May 4, 1970 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the ensuing years, Kent State’s learning community has honored the memories of Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder with an enduring dedication to scholarship that seeks to prevent violence and promote democratic values from public service to civil discourse.
		Students and scholars are encouraged to read "The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy" by Dr. Jerry M. Lewis and Dr. Thomas R. Hensley.
		Kent State University, Kent State and KSU are registered trademarks and may not be used without permission.
	www.may4.net (488 words)

	The Kent State Shootings
		The Kent State incident was one that sparked my attention and through the resources of the Web, I was able to do a great deal of research about the shootings, as well as get in contact with an actual survivor of the incident via email.
		These are some of the sources that I found very helpful in researching the events leading up to the Kent State shootings, as well as a chronological account of the actual shootings and their aftermath.
		This was a very helpful page with links to a number of useful websites about Kent State, such as the Time Almanac Account of Kent State, the homepages of survivors of the KSU shootings, and various other sites detailing the events of the time.
	www.unc.edu /~mhurt1/research.html (568 words)

	May 4 Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The site includes the book MAYDAY: Kent State which offers the most comprehensive personal accounts of the victims at kent state with insights from family, friends and personal writings.
		Also, included is a panel discussion and the author's account of issues of dramatic license vs. historical accuracy in the making of NBC's Emmy award winning docudrama Kent State, with insights that apply to any historical recreation and the ethical issues facing the viewer.
		This meeting occured at the Kent State - Jackson State 30 year Retrospective held in Boston in 1995, the proceedings of which include personal accounts from those shot, students present, law enforcement officials, historians, artists and others.
	www.may4archive.org (284 words)

	KENT STATE - PROTEST - A DREAM
		The State of the Union address, in which Bush called Iran, Iraq, and North Korea an ''axis of evil'' that was threatening to the United States, seemed to awaken activists who had been in line with military strategy thus far, believing that attacks on the Taliban and Al Qaeda terror network were justified as retribution.
		State Department spokesman Richard Boucher defended the administration's Latin American and Mideast policies that were the subject of the protests.
		Well, I'll be at Kent State with other friends for a peaceful protest on May 4th, so I'll keep the energies of the day in prayer (as I always do) for the highest and greatest good of all.
	www.greatdreams.com /kent.htm (12568 words)

	Rumors of massacre prove false
		Rumors of a massacre at Kent State during Halloween weekend proved to be just that, rumors.
		The Kent State Police Department staffed a few extra officers to patrol the university grounds and downtown area in response to the numerous phone calls and e-mails they received from concerned parents and students.
		Photos, images, or text may not be redistributed, copied, or altered without the express written permission of The Daily Kent Stater, KSU Studentmedia, or Kent State University.
	www.stater.kent.edu /stories_old/98fall/110398/n1d.html (681 words)

	Kent State Shootings: An Annotated Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Its introduction states that the aim of this retrospective "is to provide a structural means by which different, even provocative views might penetrate the 'truth' of May 4th"--whatever that is supposed to mean.
		A study of the extent of the disruptions on higher education across the country in the aftermath of the Cambodian invasion and Kent State.
		The article did not explore his threats against Kent State; the reasons why some of the other victims felt he was a juggernaut), or the question of whether his own actions on May 4 helped get his fellow students killed.
	members.aol.com /nrbooks/bibliog.htm (5789 words)

	mumia2000.org/Alert: Mumia speaks to Kent State students on 30th anniversary of massacre
		When I was asked to write some words about the Kent State massacre of May 197 0 in Ohio, my mind's eye filled like a bucket under a dripping sink.
		Kent State teaches that a so-called free society will slaughter students who are exercising their alleged Constitutional right of demonstrating for peace and give awards to the killers, and do so with impunity.
		Kent State was indeed a vile and bloody marker, but as Amadou Diallo shows us, the blood spilled by the state continues to run.
	www.mumia2000.org /alerts/mumkent.html (469 words)

	The Kent State Massacre - History Forum
		I should add that there was a subsequent civil suit against the state by the families of the victims.
		I mean you can call the deaths of 4 innocent students murder but hardly a massacre, the implication of which is malice aforethought and carried out with at least some degree of planning and organisation.
		The "tragedy at Kent State" would be mild compared to other tragedies around the world, but when speaking about the US, I think this event does stand out.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=605 (577 words)

	Mohonasen History: The 60's World Around Us Kent State Page
		The Kent State Massacre began with a peaceful demonstration about Richard M. Nixon’s speech on Thursday, April 30, 1970 about enlarging the Vietnam War by invading Cambodia.
		Many think the Kent State shooting and the Boston Massacre are similar events in history because they both have no answer as to how they started.
		Kent State University was also where the largest number of female protectors were killed.
	www.mohonasen.org /staffdev/mhistory/Summersell2/mhwor60kent.htm (1027 words)

	Neil Young Ohio Lyric Analysis
		Immediately after the Kent State shooting (sometimes referred to as the "Kent State Massacre") on May 4, 1970, Neil Young composed the song "Ohio" after looking at photos appearing in Life magazine and then taking a walk in the woods.
		Justified or not by self-defense, the "massacre" sparked a nationwide student strike that closed many colleges and universities.
		CSN performed at Kent State University on May 4, 1997 during the 27th annual commemoration of the 1970 shootings.
	www.thrasherswheat.org /fot/ohio.htm (2255 words)

	Kent State - Uncyclopedia
		Named after founder Clark Kent, Kent State University was almost famous for it's "Hippies and Guardsmen" celebration, which would have been an annual event had not the inaugural "Stone Throwing Contest" in 1970 gone tragically wrong when it was discovered that only the Hippies were actually throwing stones.
		Final score Guardsmen 4, Hippies 0, although this was later changed to 2 and 0 after a two round penalty was assessed against the Guardsmen.
		The University briefly considered reinstating the games in 1971 however the name Kent State Massacre didn't pass muster with the Prom Committee.
	uncyclopedia.org /uncyclopedia/index.php?title=Kent_State (112 words)

	Message to Kent State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When I was asked to write some words about the Kent State Massacre of May 1970, my mind’s eye filled like a bucket under a dripping sink; each word a drop, not of water, but of blood.
		What these blood-stained markers of history (and fairly recent, 20th century history, I might add) teach us is the ubiquity of state violence, as well as the impunity of state actors, who commit what would be called, if it happened anywhere else, crimes against humanity.
		Kent State teaches that a so-called “free” society will slaughter students who are exercising their alleged constitutional right of demonstrating for peace!
	www.mumia.de /doc/aktuell/20000511mumia00en.html (429 words)

	Kent May 4 Center: May 4, 1970 education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		See: http://nationalhistoryday.org/ Many of these NHD students creating Kent State educational projects have won their state competitions and earned honors at the national competitions held each year near Washington DC.
		But the sister of one of the four students slain at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, told about 500 onlookers Wednesday that probably only a handful of people remember what they were doing when those shootings occurred during a Vietnam War protest.
		Turnout Wednesday for the 35th anniversary of the Kent State shooting was relatively light.
	www.may4.org (5961 words)

	Alan Canfora: Kent State May 4, 1970 eyewitness, victim, expert: massacre, tragedy, shootings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Caputo admits he was a young 1970 newspaper reporter sitting on an airplane from Chicago to Cleveland when we were gunned down at Kent State on May 4, 1970.
		Seeking to capitalize upon the 35th anniversary of the 1970 Kent tragedy, this book was clearly rushed to publication.
		Vivid descriptions of militant student protests by Kent SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) reveal Kent's radical 1968-69 SDS students planted the seeds of anti-war rebellion which blossomed in May of 1970 in Kent, Ohio.
	www.alancanfora.com (2391 words)

	Kent State shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		More than one fire engine company had to be called in because protesters were slashing fire hoses with pocket knives.
		Kent State (director James Goldstone, 1981) - TV docudrama
		4 Kent State University, May 4 Task Force home page
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kent_State_massacre (3133 words)

	Kent State Shootings: A Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A federal judge upholds the state's indictments of the students, but orders the state grand jury's report to be expunged from the record and physically destroyed due to its bias.
		The "special" state grand jury is even further discredited when Ohio officials dismiss charges against 20 of the 25 individuals indicted by the grand jury.
		The state of Ohio awards them a total of $675,000, to be split 13 ways, and the defendants sign a "statement of regret." Some victims claim the statement is an apology, but the defendants and their attorneys dispute that.
	members.aol.com /nrbooks/chronol.htm (1422 words)

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		Alan Canfora is a survivor of the Kent State massacre of 1970.
		A dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed on the city of Kent, and students
		Kent and along with city officials, held a news conference.
	www.cs.earlham.edu /~paulsjo/KentState.html (1350 words)

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