Kent State

Description:

Looks at the reasons for the attack on anti-Vietnam-war student demonstrators on the Kent State University campus on May 4, 1970 by National Guardsmen. Shows the build-up of the protest against the Vietnam War, and follows the stories of the four students who were killed at Kent State. Includes interviews with people who witnessed the events including a wounded student-activist, a now paralyzed student, three former National Guardsman, and a sociology professor.

subjects: Students,  Attitudes,  Faculty,  Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970,  College students,  Political activity,  Interviews,  Vietnam War, 1961-1975,  Protest movements,  National Guard,  Kent State University

Places: Ohio,  Kent,  United States