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Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie

reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at 做厙輦⑹ on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year. 

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Daffodils sticking out of grass on Daffodil Hill

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Maintaining the Living Memorial of Daffodil Hill

Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now. 

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Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970 historian and advocate.

Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series Debuts With Talk on May 4 Memorializing Process; Service of Faculty Marshals Also Remembered, Honored

The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in 做厙輦⑹s Department of English, as the featured speaker.

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Attendees - 做厙輦⑹ community members and visitors gather on the 做厙輦⑹ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

做厙輦⑹ Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970

做厙輦⑹ has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this years remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 做厙輦⑹ students during an anti-war protest.

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A marker on the spot where 做厙輦⑹ student Alan Canfora was standing when he was shot on May 4, 1970.

做厙輦⑹s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers

This years return of in-person events to commemorate the 做厙輦⑹ shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.

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Jon Meacham 穢Aurora University

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline 做厙輦⑹ Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote

Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of Americas most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for 做厙輦⑹s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

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Members of the 做厙輦⑹ community participate in the annual May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, a tradition that began in 1971 to remember and honor the students killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

做厙輦⑹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration

For the first time since 2019, 做厙輦⑹ will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 做厙輦⑹ students during an anti-war protest. 

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Laura Davis, Ph.D., attends a virtual May 4 workshop.

Educators Reflect on Powerful Experiences During May 4 Summer Workshop

Educators from across the country recently attended the weeklong, virtual 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 做厙輦⑹ Shootings in U.S. History, which has been made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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做厙輦⑹ unveiled bronze markers in honor of nine students who were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on protesting students on May 4, 1970.

做厙輦⑹ Installs Bronze Markers to Honor Nine Students and Identify Where They Were Wounded on May 4, 1970

New bronze markers identify the locations where nine students were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on May 4, 1970, during an anti-war demonstration.

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