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On May 4,1970, memebers of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of students that atteneded Kent State Unerversity. They Wounded nine and killed four students. The shootings have certainly come to symbolize the political divisons that so sharply divided the country during the Vietnam War.

Despite the substantial literature, misunderstanding continue to surround the events of May 4th. Soon after, with no provocation,soldiers opened fire into a group of protesting students. The reason the students we protesting is because of the Vietnam War.The students were not fleeing when the National Guard initially opened fire. Only one student,William Schroeder, was shot in the back.

The national Guard was moblized and arrived at the campus at ten o'clock at night. Radical protesters were held responsible for the shooting beinging. The protests were usually peaceful. As the soliders were arriving, they found training officer's corps building kent state on fire. The students were celebrating the bulidings burning as firefighterse arrived. On May third, there were one thousand national gurad officers on campus. THe protests caused President Nixon to withdraw soldiers.

The four students who were killed were Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder. The nine wounded students were Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald MacKenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps, and Douglas Wrentmore. The protests slowed down as President Nixton pulled out several soldiers at a time.The shootings helped convince the people that the protestors were not just hippies, druggies, or promoters of love, they also inclued upper-class people and well educated Americans.Still, the Kent State shootings still affect the Amierican society and culture. Nice job and picture. 92-CP