Kent State remembers May 4 shootings 55 years later

It Comes Around Again

Just past was the 55th annual remembrance of the Kent State “massaCRE,” as Arlo Guthrie would pronounce it.

55 years later, we must remember Kent State to not repeat it

(RNS) — State-sanctioned violence was used against our citizens 55 years ago. Could it happen again?

The same GOP on 4 May 1970

I didn’t notice the usual commemoration so here’s one. It was a formative moment in US history that reminds us that we are approaching the same situations of domestic paramilitary logic with the current regime. The Kent State shootings (also known as...

Trumbull County Historical Society remembers Kent State shootings on 55th anniversary

WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) -- To mark the 55th anniversary of the Kent State shootings, the Trumbull County Historical Society hosted a talk on the events on Sunday evening. John Zabrucky and Gerald Casale both attended the university during the shootings and came together at the Medici Museum in Warren to talk about how it shaped their lives and perceptions. "We're so honored to have John Zabrucky and Gerald Casale here to talk about their experiences…

4 Dead in Ohio

55 years ago...May 4th, 1970. Kent State University. The war in Vietnam was a massacre. The students at Kent State had set up an encampment to protest this war crime against humanity. A genocide.And the National Guard went in and mowed them down. Over 60 bullets fired in just 13 seconds.13 were shot. 4 were killed: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder. HALF of the dead weren’t even protesting. They were just walk…

Kent State University marks 55th anniversary of May 4 shootings with campus commemoration

KENT, Ohio – Hundreds of Kent State University alumni, students, faculty and community members gathered at Kent Commons on Sunday to remember those killed and injured on May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students during an anti-war protest on campus.