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On May 4, 1970, national guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters who had gathered at Ohio’s Kent State University. We listen back to the tension and tragedy that makes the wounds of the Kent State massacre still fresh today.
On May 4, 1970, a small group of national guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters who had gathered at Ohio’s Kent State University. Forty years later, the gunshots, which lead to a national climate of anxiety and civil unrest may seem like a page in a history book, or a distant memory, to those who grew up after the event. We listen back to the tension and tragedy that makes the wounds of the Kent State massacre still fresh today.