In 1970 after the United States invasion of Cambodia on April 30, President Nixon announced that 150,000 more troops would be drafted in the next three years. In response to Nixon, many students from colleges and universities all over the country gathered in protest. At Kent State the protest turned violent as students set fire to the ROTC building on campus. Ohio dispatched 900 National Guard troops to the campus. On May 4, 1970, twenty eight National Guardsmen opened fire on a crowd killing four and wounding nine.

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Some Kent State sites....

KSU May 4 Collection
Four Dead In Ohio
Kent May 4th Center
Kent State May 4, 1970
KSU Chronology May 1 -4
May Fourth Task Force
May 4th Archive
America Kills Its Children
Multimedia Presentation
Kent State Massacre
Kent State: An NCO's Perspective
Kent State - Troubling Legacy
Mike & Kendra's May 4 1970
Alan Canfora
Chad's Writing
Search for Historical Accuracy
Inquire, Learn, Reflect

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