The Massacre at Kent State University

 

John Filo

Mary Vecchio grieving over slain student, Kent State, May 4, 1970

Via Field of View: Rarely-seen alternate angles of one of the most iconic photos in history.

"Bullets were whizzing over John Filo’s head during his lunch break from the student photo lab at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. He dropped his camera and stood motionless as National Guard troops suddenly opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War.

Thirteen seconds and sixty-seven shots later, four students were dead and nine wounded.

“Was I shot?” Filo wondered."  Full article here.

Via ABC News/AP: AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University

Here is one of the news stories the AP published at the time

Via KSU News: Remembering the May 4 shootings at Kent State University 54 years later

The 2024 May 4 events at KSU come as protests have been happening on campuses across the country, including Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Via Inside Higher Ed

The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970

The lessons of Kent State should not go unremembered