May 4 Commemoration
University Commemorates May 4, 1970, Tragedy
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Memorial Service in 1971.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Commemorates May 4, Dedicates May 4 Visitors Center
