"They knowingly shot these people - some of them in the back."
"They knowingly shot these people - some of them in the back."
"It would have been better if the Guard had shot the whole lot of them that morning."
"The vast majority of Americans thought they didn't kill enough."
My father was one of them.
The deadly National Guard shooting of four Kent State students 40 years ago sparked chaos on campuses nationwide. As Russ Mitchell reports, some unanswered questions remain. Survivors and relatives of victims gathered at Kent State University to remember the infamous shootings which took place there 40 years ago when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students.
On the anniversary of the Kent State University shootings, CBSN takes a look back at the tragedy. Photographer John Filo joins CBSN to talk more about his iconic photo from the tragic day in 1970.
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary - Part 1
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary: Part 2 - Jerry M. Lewis is professor emeritus of sociology at Kent State University, he explains and clears up myths and misunderstandings.
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary: Part 3 - Bobby Seale explains what the Black Panthers were doing and shows the candlelight vigil in honour of the victims.
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary: Part 4 - Recap and commentary on the incidents surrounding the May 4th 1970 murders of 4 Kent State college students by members of the National Guard. - Distributed by TubeMogul.
Kent State history and information
See also Laurie Krause's website, The Kent State Truth Tribunal - Especially Commands to Fire
Jackson State murders - students and passers-by - May 15, 1970 ... more on Jackson State here
Database of police shootings Updated for 2023
"It would have been better if the Guard had shot the whole lot of them that morning."
"The vast majority of Americans thought they didn't kill enough."
My father was one of them.
The deadly National Guard shooting of four Kent State students 40 years ago sparked chaos on campuses nationwide. As Russ Mitchell reports, some unanswered questions remain. Survivors and relatives of victims gathered at Kent State University to remember the infamous shootings which took place there 40 years ago when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students.
On the anniversary of the Kent State University shootings, CBSN takes a look back at the tragedy. Photographer John Filo joins CBSN to talk more about his iconic photo from the tragic day in 1970.
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary - Part 1
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary: Part 2 - Jerry M. Lewis is professor emeritus of sociology at Kent State University, he explains and clears up myths and misunderstandings.
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary: Part 3 - Bobby Seale explains what the Black Panthers were doing and shows the candlelight vigil in honour of the victims.
Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary: Part 4 - Recap and commentary on the incidents surrounding the May 4th 1970 murders of 4 Kent State college students by members of the National Guard. - Distributed by TubeMogul.
Kent State history and information
See also Laurie Krause's website, The Kent State Truth Tribunal - Especially Commands to Fire
Jackson State murders - students and passers-by - May 15, 1970 ... more on Jackson State here
Database of police shootings Updated for 2023