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Photographs used in this collection are from the May 4 Digital Collections at Kent State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives. To explore the entire May 4 digital archive please see our Kent State Shootings:Digital Archive page.
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Photograph: National Guard personnel walking toward crowd near Taylor Hall, tear gas has been fired
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Victory Bell
Photograph: A growing crowd gathers at the Victory Bell, May 4, 1970
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Photograph: Evening photo, with tracers of candle light near Victory Bell in front of Taylor Hall (first annual commemoration
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ROTC building
Photograph: My first view of ROTC remains, May 3, 1970, 10:30 AM, Chuck Ayers
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Pagoda
Photograph: Crowd around Don Drumm sculpture and Taylor Hall
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Parking Lot
Photograph: Crowd of people walk and stand in and around the Prentice Hall parking lot, Taylor Hall sign is visible
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Solar Totem
Photograph: Injured student (John Cleary) being given first aid near Don Drumm sculpture, with onlookers nearby
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Gym Annex
Photograph: Guardsmen leaving practice field on way to Pagoda, May 4, 1970, 12:25 PM
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May 4 Memorial
Photograph of Memorial area, taken from the May 4 Memorial and Design Competition records subcollection
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External Resources
The following links are resources to more information on the events of May 4th.
May 4 Visitors Center
Housed on the campus of Kent State University, the center tells the May 4 story, set against the political and cultural changes of the 1960s. Using images, artifacts, and multimedia, the center’s exhibits explore the decade leading up to May 4, 1970, the events of that day, the aftermath, and the historical impact.
May 4 Visitors Center
May 4th, 50th Commemoration
The 50th commemoration in 2020 will not only remember and honor those who lost their lives or were wounded, but it will build on the lessons learned over the past 50 years to help inspire others for the next 50 years to continue the pursuits of freedom of expression and social activism.
May 4th, 50th Commemoration
The Black Student Experience
On a national level, opposition to the war and student activism grew from the free speech movement and the Civil Rights Movement. Click here to view online exhibits and resources providing historical background on the inter-relationships among the civil rights, anti-war, and Black Power movements.
The Black Student Experience
Mapping May 4th
This web app draws from the oral histories in the May 4 Collection, Kent State Special Collections and Archives. It maps stories from those histories that describe memories of events at a particular place in Kent between May 1st and May 5th, 1970 (but does not yet include stories within the National Historic Landmark). This web app is designed to serve as a digital memorial, to remember and honor these events.
Mapping May 4th