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May 4 Visitors Center

A ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 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 Kent State campus.

Kent State Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 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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May 4 Visitors Center

A ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 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 Kent State campus.

Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 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

Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of Kent State’s May 4 Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.

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Kent Campus

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May 4 Site Guided Tours Offered During Taylor Hall Renovations

Guided tours of Kent State's historic May 4 grounds will be offered daily as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall.

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University Libraries Provides Access to Kent State May 4 Shootings Audio Archive

More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 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 Kent State 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 Kent State Memorial Service in 1971.

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Kent Campus

Photo from Kent State's May 4 Commemoration in 2015

Kent State Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 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.

 

Tags: May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 Task Force, May 4 Visitors Center, College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus