Remembering Kent State 1970

From: Mark Urycki
Length: 59:03

Award-winning documentary marking the 40th anniversary of on the shootings at Kent State University in May 1970. It's been called the day the Viet Nam War came home and a turning point in the nation's history. The story is told without narrator but by eyewitnesses and uses audio recorded over a four day period in 1970. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Remembering Kent State 1970
From: Mark Urycki

54135a_thumbnail__small

Remembering Kent State 1970 marks the 40^th anniversary of May 4, 1970 when Ohio National Guardsmen shot 13 students at Kent State University after an anti-war rally. Four students were killed and 9 were wounded. A federal investigation called the shootings “inexcusable” but no Guardsmen were ever convicted of a crime. The event has been called “America’s Tiananmen Square Massacre.”

Piece Description

Remembering Kent State 1970 marks the 40^th anniversary of May 4, 1970 when Ohio National Guardsmen shot 13 students at Kent State University after an anti-war rally. Four students were killed and 9 were wounded. A federal investigation called the shootings “inexcusable” but no Guardsmen were ever convicted of a crime. The event has been called “America’s Tiananmen Square Massacre.”