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The shooting at Kent State on May 4, 1970 occurred as armed National Guard troops fired on a crowd of student anti-war demonstrators. Four students were killed and nine were wounded. There had been violent confrontations between the Guard and the students, and the Guard was attempting to disperse the demonstrators. When a small group of soldiers faced a much larger crowd of students, they fired into the crowd.
Although the federal proceedings against guardsmen and authorities were concluded in 1974, an audio tape analyzed in 2010 provided additional information, and could potentially result in further proceedings on a state level. However, double jeopardy and the passage of 40 years make this unlikely.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 16y agoThere was resistance to the Vietnam War, draft resisters and evaders before Kent State, but the anti-war protestors went into high gear when the Army National Guard started shooting up college campuses. The press, the American youth and Vietnam Veterans united in majority opposition to the war.
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∙ 12y agoThe shooting at Kent State on May 4, 1970 occurred as armed National Guard troops fired on a crowd of student anti-war demonstrators. Four students were killed and nine were wounded. There had been violent confrontations between the Guard and the students, and the Guard was attempting to disperse the demonstrators. When a small group of soldiers faced a much larger crowd of students, they fired into the crowd.
Unfortunately, given their position, their shots carried a great distance, wounding and killing students and others hundreds of feet away.
A similar event at Jackson State left two dead. The protests, which were evidently sparked by an escalation of the Vietnam War, eventually ended.
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∙ 7y agoThe state National Guard troops fired on students at a peaceful antiwar protest. Four students were killed (two protesters and two uninvolved students passing by on their way between classes).
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∙ 8y agoThe Kent State shootings symbolized the social and political divide of that time due to the Vietnam War. They also sparked many other protests all over the country.
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In 1970 after the kent state shootings what happened?
The shootings led to protests by over four million students and the closing of over 900 campuses across the country. This was the only nationwide student strike in the history of the United States.
What happened after the Kent State shootings?
After the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, student protests continued to some extent until the end of the Vietnam War. There were convictions of three students involved, but a conviction of guardsmen and officials was overturned due to jury intimidation. The case was settled with the payment of reparations to the families of those injured and killed. The use of armed guardsmen was restricted after recommendations by public commissions. The use of lethal ammunition by the Guard became severely restricted.
Besides Kent State where did national guardsmen kill protesters during the Vietnam War?
Jackson State
What provoked the massive protest at Kent State University?
Racial segregation and inequality provoked the massive protest at Kent State University. This was concerning black students who felt mistreated. They wanted to advance their human rights, and therefore their own causes.
How many people were killed in the anti-vietnam protest?
The only deaths that I'm aware of were the shooting at Kent State University. I think that was 3 or 4.
Kent state university what makes it popular?
Kent State Shootings
Names of people who got shot at kent state massacre?
See: Kent State University Shootings
What are important events that happened in the Vietnam war?
Assassination of JFK, Kent State Shootings, Watergate.
After years of legal battles over the 1970 Kent State shootings?
After years of legal battles over the 1970 Kent State shootings, the families received payments of reparations. In the addition, the use of lethal ammunition by the National Guard became highly restricted.
What happened in Ohio in 1968 that dramatically changed the mood of the country?
There was the Chicago riots of '68 and the Kent State Shootings in '70.
How did Nixon respond to the kent state shootings?
He publicly blamed the student protesters, prompting a series of protests all over the country.
Which universities were shut down because of the Vietnam war protest?
Start research with "Kent State University Shootings" (03 May 1970).
In 1970 after the kent state shootings what happened?
The shootings led to protests by over four million students and the closing of over 900 campuses across the country. This was the only nationwide student strike in the history of the United States.
In 1970 most Americans blamed blank for the kent state shooting?
I happened to be around in 1970 (and was a university student at the time) so I can speak from personal experience. We blamed the policies of the Nixon administration, which had needlessly prolonged the Vietnamese War, for the Kent State shootings.
What happened after the Kent State shootings?
After the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, student protests continued to some extent until the end of the Vietnam War. There were convictions of three students involved, but a conviction of guardsmen and officials was overturned due to jury intimidation. The case was settled with the payment of reparations to the families of those injured and killed. The use of armed guardsmen was restricted after recommendations by public commissions. The use of lethal ammunition by the Guard became severely restricted.
Who did most Americans blame for the kent state shootings?
some blame the State troopers and some blame the students themselves, no matter what, it was a tragedy.
In 1970 the Ohio National Guard was called to Kent State University after?
Actually it was because of protests to the President invading Cambodia. There had been a ROTC building burned down during this time as well as protesters throwing glass bottles at the police. So basically it happend after student riots broke out on campus and in the neighboring town.
