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37. So touched to read all of these memories!

Thu May 4, 2023, 10:43 AM

May 2023

It profoundly affected me, as it did so many of you, though it took awhile to take hold. I remember seeing Cronkite reporting it on the evening news; I was 12 at the time, in junior high.I think I was a high school junior when I read a Reader's Digest account from James Michener that really turned me, and then a high-school teacher further educated me--I've been a flaming liberal ever since.

"Four Dead in O-Hi-O! How many more?"

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for Alison
for Sandy
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for the wounded
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May 4, 1970 - Kent State. Never Forget [View all] lastlib May 2023 OP

Yes. I was on Ohio State's campus. sinkingfeeling May 2023 #1

I was at Akron U's campus about 10 miles away. I will never forget May 4th. marble falls May 2023 #2

NEVER FORGET. Diamond_Dog May 2023 #3

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Four dead in ohio keithbvadu2 May 2023 #4

That was an Intense song! electric_blue68 May 2023 #24

Neil Young wrote that Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #33

Took history of the Vietnam war at Kent state in 1990 JT45242 May 2023 #5

I remember that, too. The Then Still Liberal NY Post had it on their Front Page. electric_blue68 May 2023 #10

Thank you! I was looking to see if someone had posted about this. raccoon May 2023 #6

I was in high school dreading the draft when I graduated jpak May 2023 #7

I've been hazy on the actual date But Not The Event itself. I was a HS electric_blue68 May 2023 #8

The date stays in my mind for 3 reasons. wnylib May 2023 #17

Well, woah! Those are (particularly the two actually there) darn "good" reasons to remember! electric_blue68 May 2023 #20

They weren't actually there on the wnylib May 2023 #26

I was 21 and at Penn State. I was very active in the protest FraDon May 2023 #30

Did she think that you travelled from wnylib May 2023 #34

I forgot the punch line. FraDon May 2023 #38

Oh. I can see the confusion. wnylib May 2023 #39

I was a student at Northwestern. Ptah May 2023 #9

I was at Valparaiso University. murielm99 May 2023 #31

I. F. Stone was a true investigative reporter GreenWave May 2023 #11

I remember the comments of people who said wnylib May 2023 #19

Oh, THAT is some story! My dad introduced me to I. F. Stone's writings. electric_blue68 May 2023 #21

I'll have to look into that book. Thanks for the tip! lastlib May 2023 #36

An old friend and former classmate of mine was there the day it happened FakeNoose May 2023 #12

Yikes. 🕯️ electric_blue68 May 2023 #23

I never will. bluescribbler May 2023 #13

It was my eye opening moment as well WhiteTara May 2023 #25

It was the beginning of mine as well... lastlib May 2024 #41

I read that book, too. bluescribbler May 2024 #42

A friend of mine was a Kent student at the time. wnylib May 2023 #14

I will never forget. This was a turning point in my life. ashredux May 2023 #15

THAT'S the horrifying photo I was expecting to see again, today. Paladin May 2023 #16

Recommended. H2O Man May 2023 #18

Thank you for remembering. JohnnyRingo May 2023 #22

Four Innocent Lives Lost. The Guilty Murderers Walked Free. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #27

I knew the photographer....... MyOwnPeace May 2023 #28

I will never forget. The date means more to me than any other date in US history. yardwork May 2023 #29

That Changed Me! McKim May 2023 #32

Nixon was a vile piece of crap, wasn't he? flying_wahini May 2023 #35

So touched to read all of these memories! lastlib May 2023 #37

Survivors see echoes in today's campus protests (AP) quaint May 2024 #40