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May 4 Commemoration

A 17cÍøÒ³°æ student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the 17cÍøÒ³°æ campus.

Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration

17cÍøÒ³°æ holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are free and open to the public. 

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Kent Campus

A 17cÍøÒ³°æ student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

17cÍøÒ³°æ held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the t…

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Kent Campus

University Libraries Provides Access to 17cÍøÒ³°æ May 4 Shootings Audio Archive

More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, 17cÍøÒ³°æ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by 17cÍøÒ³°æ President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Memorial Service in 1971.

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Kent Campus

Photo from 17cÍøÒ³°æ's May 4 Commemoration in 2015

17cÍøÒ³°æ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

17cÍøÒ³°æ holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.

 

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ faculty, staff, students and campus visitors gather on the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Commons and Blanket Hill for the 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration

17cÍøÒ³°æ held its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also …

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s May 4 Visitors Center to Host Discussion of Social Impact of Marvin Gaye’s Album and the Vietnam War

The 17cÍøÒ³°æ May 4 Visitors Center kicks off the 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration by hosting a multimedia presentation by Lauren Onkey, Ph.D., vice president of education and public programs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, on March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center K…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Commemorates May 4, Dedicates May 4 Visitors Center

17cÍøÒ³°æ held its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 2-5, 2013. The annual commemoration provides an avenue for the university community to come together to remember those lost and injured during the tragedy and also to reflect on the meaning of May 4…

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May 4 Newsroom

Commemorating May 4

17cÍøÒ³°æ held its 44th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events that took place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy a…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Commemorates May 4, Dedicates May 4 Visitors Center

17cÍøÒ³°æ held its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 2-5, 2013. The annual commemoration provides an avenue for the university community to come together to remember those lost and injured during the tragedy and also to reflect on the meaning of May 4…

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