kent 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.

Ken Dietz remembers events at his alma mater following SUNY Plattsburgh commemoration

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.

As protesters roil the campus, National Guardsmen are called in. In the chaos of what happens next, shots are fired and four students are killed. To this…

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…

On May 4, 1970 the climate at Kent State University exploded as the Ohio National Guard fired on unarmed fleeing protestors, an action that left four…

"Bring the War Home," which had been a rallying cry of the anti-Vietnam-War movement, was transformed on May 4, 1970 into a macabre irony when the Ohio…