1965-1973+Andrew

MAY 4 1970 THE DAY AMERICA KILLED ITS CHILDREN Andrew Dempsey

Some people on the kent state campus were protesting the bombing of Cambodia.Which was a decision of President Nixon that he made on april 30th.This decision appereared to expand the vietnam war.The protesting people threw rocks and smashed some windows.Some people tried to burn the ROTC building.

On they first day which was may first the protesting started.About five hundred protesters gathered at the normal rallie center and burned a copy of the consitition.The protesters thought that the constition had been murdered when the soilders were sent to cambodia. The next day is when the ohio governor called for the guard.On the third day May 3rd there was some violence between the opposing sides.The guard bayonetted two men,who were yelling at them.On the forth day may 4th,the guard marched down a hill into the protesters.The protesters forced the guard back up the hill.The guard were almost to saftey,then they fired at the crowd killing four kids.They injured several others.

There was no investagation at the campus.All of the guard were tried for murder,but none of them were found guilty.There was no investigation into which guns were fired.There was a rumor that after the guardsmen were told that they would not be found guilty in the state of Ohio.The Guard killed Alison Krause,Jeffrey Miller,Sandra Scheuer,and William Schroeder.All of the killed were students.

I believe if you go back and look not all studenyts were students at the school. 88-CP