May 4 Commemoration
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University Commemorates May 4, 1970, Tragedy
°µÍø½ûÇø Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
°µÍø½ûÇø holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
°µÍø½ûÇø holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are free and open to the public.
University Libraries Provides Access to °µÍø½ûÇø May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, °µÍø½ûÇø shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the °µÍø½ûÇø Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by °µÍø½ûÇø President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the °µÍø½ûÇø Memorial Service in 1971.
°µÍø½ûÇø Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
°µÍø½ûÇø holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
