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	Kent State shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At Kent State, a massive demonstration was held on May 1 on the Commons (a grassy area in the center of campus traditionally used as a gathering place for rallies), and another was planned for May 4.
		Shortly after the shootings took place, the Urban Institute conducted a national study that concluded the Kent State shooting was the single factor causing the only nationwide student strike in history—over 4 million students protested and over 900 American colleges and universities closed during the student strikes.
		The work was first performed on the Kent State campus on May 8, 1971 and was revived for the 25th commemoration of the tragedy in 1995.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kent_State_shootings (4109 words)

	Kent State University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kent State University (also known as Kent State or KSU) is an institution of higher learning located in Kent, Ohio, United States, which is about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland, 12 miles east of Akron, and 30 miles west of Youngstown.
		Kent State University is the only institution in the state of Ohio to offer a degree in Library and Information Science.
		Her tenure at Kent State was marked by the university's heightened profile both nationally and internationally, as well as the infusion of millions of dollars into many of Kent State's research programs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kent_State_University (1456 words)

	VIETNAM WAR, Kent State Shootings
		At Kent State University, an anti-war rally was held at noon on the Commons, a large, grassy area in the middle of campus which had traditionally been the site for various types of rallies and demonstrations.
		The mayor feared further disturbances in Kent based upon the events of the previous evening, but more disturbing to the mayor were threats that had been made to downtown businesses and city officials as well as rumors that radical revolutionaries were in Kent to destroy the city and the university.
		The legal aftermath of the May 4 shootings ended in January of 1980 with an out-of-court settlement involving a statement signed by 28 defendants as well as a monetary settlement, and the Guardsmen and their supporters view this as a final vindication of their position.
	www.history-world.org /kent_state_shootings.htm (4431 words)

	The Ultimate Kent State shootings - American History Information Guide and Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Kent State shootings 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 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.historymania.com /american_history/Kent_State_shootings (1785 words)

	Kent State - The Shootings
		Kent State University reached the apex of notoriety with Ohio State National Guards's killing of four students on May 4, 1970.
		The events of the preceding year at Kent State were typical of those experienced on other campuses.
		There was a horrifying inevitability to the tragedy at Kent State; only the precise form this would take could not be predicted.
	www.kentstatebook.com (350 words)

	My Scrapbook
		Kent State University in Kent, Ohio 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.
		It was this act that led Governor James Rhodes to declare a state of emergency, and place Kent State under the control of the Ohio National Guard.
		Fearing mass protests as a result of the Kent State incident, Governor James Rhodes suggested that all state universities be shut down temporarily, in order to prevent further safety and property hazards.
	worlddmc.ohiolink.edu /OMP/YourScrapbook?scrapid=16045 (794 words)

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		This is a detailed examination of the legal aftermath of the shootings, focusing upon the impact of various legal proceedings on public attitudes about the shootings.
		A study of the perceptions, feelings, attitudes, and reactions of Kent State students based upon a questionnaire sent to all Kent State students shortly after the shootings.
		Professor Hensley, the co-author of this article, became aware of this reference to the Kent State shootings because his daughter, Sarah, was taking Advanced Placement United States History at Kent Roosevelt High School with Mr.
	dept.kent.edu /sociology/lewis/LEWIHEN.htm (5405 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.
		It also does a good job describing the effects that the shootings had on the campus of Kent State and what is being done today to remember those victims.
	www.unc.edu /~mhurt1/research.html (568 words)

	CNN.com - US - Kent State shootings remembered - May 4, 2000
		KENT, Ohio (CNN) -- The moment when National Guard troops fired on Vietnam War protesters at Kent State University will be commemorated Thursday on the campus.
		A photograph of a horror stricken teenager on her knees next to one of the shooting victims symbolized the carnage that occurred on May 4, 1970.
		The woman was actually a 15-year-old girl, screaming in horror as Kent State student Jeffrey Miller lay dying.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/US/05/04/kent.state.revisit (669 words)

	Kent State, May 4, 1970
		One of the shootings is described by a former Kent State student and the guardsman involved.
		Kent State had 23,622 students at its main Kent campus last academic year and 35,863 students when adding the students at its seven regional campuses.
		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.tripod.com (7109 words)

	Kent State Shootings
		We don't shoot war protesters anymore, not yet anyway, but we sure don't mind demonizing the mother of a soldier killed in the line of duty in another unpopular war who has the gall to ask why.
		I remember when the Kent State Massacre happened; I was in college in NY at the time, and we all walked around campus in a daze, shocked that protesting could result in death.
		The presence of Canfora (the flag waver) near the front of the group in the parking lot and the fact that many of the bullets that passed him and struck people further down in the parking lot has always made me suspicious that they were aiming for him in particular because of his symbolic status.
	www.thrasherswheat.org /fot/kent-state-shootings.htm (2269 words)

	The Kent State Shootings and the
		People on both the right and left sides of the political spectrum tended to view the shootings through the lens of their own a priori assumptions.
		The fatal weekend at Kent State University began on Friday, May 1, 1970, with the trashing of Water Street, where the campus bars are concentrated.
		At that point, it looked more than ever as if another shooting would occur, because the students were out of their minds with grief and fury and Canterbury was locked into a very rigid pattern of thought.
	people.cohums.ohio-state.edu /grimsley1/warchild/kent.htm (1130 words)

	Kent State Shootings: A Chronology
		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)

	Kent's other casualties National Guard - Find Articles
		Ohio Guardsmen shot and killed four students and injured another nine when they felt their own lives were in danger after being called to Kent State University.
		The troops at Ohio State sealed off the campus to keep rampaging students on school grounds.
		Troops of the advanced elements were put in trucks and buses in Akron and began moving to Kent.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3731/is_200005/ai_n8897826 (849 words)

	Kent State Shootings: An Annotated Bibliography
		The foreword of this paperback, which reached the newsstands within two weeks of the shootings, admits: "This book was hastily conceived and hastily executed." It consists of angry reactions to the tragedy by Kent State students and faculty members--only a few of whom were actual eyewitnesses.
		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.
	members.aol.com /nrbooks/bibliog.htm (5789 words)

	CNN In-Depth Specials - Vietnam at 25
		Markers at Kent State University honor those who were killed or wounded during the May 4 shooting
		Four Kent State University students were dead, killed by Ohio National Guardsmen sent to quell a student demonstration against the Vietnam War.
		CNN.com has marked the anniversary with a special hourlong webcast, "Full Circle: Kent State 30 Years Later." The program was streamed live on Wednesday, May 3, and is available now as on-demand video.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/vietnam/story/kent.state (348 words)

	Kent State May 4, 1970 - non-profit education, shooting, tragedy, massacre, student
		The line between the power of the state and the federal government has been compromised, as Colorado State Patrol Troopers, county sheriffs, and local police have been brought into the National Incident Team.
		Mary Ann Vecchio was a 14-year-old runaway on May 4, 1970, when her image became world-recognized in a photo as she grieved over the dead body of our martyr Jeffrey Miller.
		Classes at Kent State are canceled from noon - 2 pm to allow more students to attend these events.
	www.may4.org (834 words)

	Kent State \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		May 4, 2006 8:20 AM Kent State, May 4, 1970 Today is the 35th anniversary of the Kent State shootings (via Wood s Lot) Alan Canfora who faced the troops, eyewitness photographs the search for historical accuracy and the legacy
		Shooting college students in the streets, even for Nixon's "silent majority," was generally regarded as beyond the pale.
		Kent state was a revelation, at least for white folks, that the government would actually kill you for disagreeing with their policies.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/51389 (10209 words)

	Special Collections and Archives, May 4 Collection Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Welcome to the Department of Special Collections and Archives at Kent State University and to the May 4 Collection which encompasses an integral part of our archive.
		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.
		The closest student wounded was 30 yards away from the Guard, while the farthest was nearly 250 yards.
	speccoll.library.kent.edu /4may70 (332 words)

	Democracy Now! \| Four Dead in Ohio: 35th Anniversary of Kent State Shootings
		We commemorate the 35th anniversary by airing an excerpt of the documentary, "Kent State: The Day the War Came Home" that includes interview with students and National Guardsmen who were there.
		At Kent State, a large demonstration was held on May 1st on the university grounds with another was planned for May 4th.
		On May 2nd, Kent city Mayor Leroy Satrom declared a state of emergency and, later that afternoon, asked Ohio Governor James Rhodes to send the National Guard to the university.
	www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=05/05/04/1342257 (2386 words)

	May 4 Task Force - Remembering Kent State and Jackson State
		Visit our RESOURCES page to find some of the best primary and secondary resources about the Kent State, May 4 shootings on the web.
		The May 4th Task Force was founded by Kent State students and victims of the May 4 shootings.
		The Task Force felt that the truth about what happened in May of 1970 had yet to be told and that the lessons to be learned from the tragedy should be part of a continuous and living history.
	dept.kent.edu /may4 (488 words)

	Film on Kent State shootings debuts \| wkyc.com
		POSTED: Monday, May 02, 2005 7:04:32 AM UPDATED: Monday, May 02, 2005 7:05:11 AM KENT -- A film that examines student activism and the Kent State University shootings in 1970 debuted Sunday on campus.
		The film is titled “Fire in the Heartland: a History of Dissent at Kent State University 1960-1980.” It was directed by a Kent State alumnus, University of Oregon communications professor Daniel Miller.
		Wednesday marks the 35th anniversary of the campus shootings by Ohio National Guard troops during an anti-war demonstration.
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=34210 (102 words)

	35th Anniversary of Kent State shootings \| wkyc.com
		POSTED: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:09:49 AM UPDATED: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:57:08 PM KENT -- Several events are planned Wednesday to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the shootings at Kent State University.
		A silent candlelight vigil is ongoing until 12:24 p.m., the time when four students were shot by Ohio National Guardsmen at a 1970 anti-war protest at the university.
		Wednesday afternoon, survivors of the Kent State shooting and others like it will speak along with other anti-war activists.
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=34344 (124 words)

	OhioLINK Databases - Kent State Shootings Oral Histories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The oral histories are part of Kent State's May 4 Collection, created to assist students, faculty, staff, community members and other researchers in locating information sources related to the Kent State shootings and their aftermath.
		The Kent State oral histories are stored in the Historic & Archival Digital Media collections of the OhioLINK Digital Media Center.
		Brief Description: Oral histories related to the May 4, 1970 shootings of Vietnam War protestors at Kent State University.
	www.ohiolink.edu /resources/show_details.php?db=x_dmckentmay4 (202 words)

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