Jackson State

About two dozen people stood in the pouring rain today to remember the students killed and wounded during 1970 protests at Kent State in Ohio and Jackson State University in Mississippi. The violent response is stirring comparisons to the current federal crackdown on student protests.

The Plattsburgh State Student Association hosted the college’s annual Kent State commemoration this afternoon, marking the 53rd year the campus has remembered the tragedy.

On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four people and wounding…