Political activist Jerry Rubin speaks to Kent State students at an anti-war rally April 30, 1970. This rally and other anti-war protests led then- Gov. James A. Rhodes to send the National Guard to the campus. On May 4, 1970, guardsmen opened fire on a crowd of students, killing four and wounding nine. Area residents who have connections to the event are still affected by it today.
May 4, 1970, was a beautiful spring day and Kent State University students were going about their daily lives.
Final exams were approaching, and after a long weekend of war protests, students were ready to hit the books, take tests and head home. [
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