Posted on May 4, 2024
Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US
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Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a tragedy that still resonates today. As these BBC Archive clips show, the events symbolised political and cultural divides across the US at the time.
Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US
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Kent State University
Protest
Vietnam War
American History
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel At about midday, the guardsmen ordered the protesters to disperse. The details of what followed have been disputed, but the dispersal order was ignored, and witnesses say rocks were thrown. After tear gas was fired and following a series of standoffs, troops fired live rounds into the crowd. Four students were killed and nine wounded. Two of the dead had not been involved in the demonstration.
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