Memory and Memorial
May 4, 2020
Communications Staff
Photo credit: Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Archives
After Kent State University antiwar protestors were killed by members of the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, Â鶹ÊÓƵ responded by hosting ‘‘Kent State in Exile’’ and memorializing the tragedy with a performance of Mozart's Requiem at the National Cathedral.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Magazine revisits the events on the 50th anniversary in its next issue, and in .
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