Kent State ShootingsKent State Shootings

ROTC BuildingROTC Building

Ohio National GuardOhio National Guard

Protest BeginsProtest Begins

Commons contained 3,000

Anti-War Protest

Troops arrived to disperse students

Students did not cooperate

Between 61 and 67 shots fired-13 seconds

4 Dead

9 Injured

Eyewitness AccountsEyewitness Accounts

The Following DaysThe Following Days

National student protests

5 million students

Washington D.C. protests

Jackson State University

Protest songs

Effect on TroopsEffect on Troops

35,000 National Guardsman called to action

ROTC buildings burnt

500 Deserters each day in May

Entire companies refused to fight

James D. McGee, William E. Perkins, James E. Pierce, Lawrence A. Shafer and Ralph W. Zoller. These men faced possible life terms in prison.

The other three men are charged with firing pistols and shotguns resulting in injuries are:

Matthew J. McManus, Barry W. Morris and Leon H. Smith. These men faced the possibility of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. All eight former guardsmen plead not guilty to all charges.

Aftermath Aftermath

June 13th 1,250 seniors and graduate students return to receive their degrees.

4 Million Students from 900 Colleges and Universities protested after the Kent State shootings.

The National Guard never publicized the findings of the investigation.

The National Guard had to re-examine their methods of crowd control. One example is rubber bullets that are still used this day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4u5dIRouM

Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'.We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drummin'.Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it.Soldiers are gunning us down.Should have been done long ago.What if you knew her andFound her dead on the ground?How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it.Soldiers are gunning us down.Should have been done long ago.What if you knew her andFound her dead on the ground?How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'.We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drummin'.Four dead in Ohio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-EqF7p7aGU