Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Kent State University students come to the aid of a wounded youth. National Guardsmen fired tear gas into a crowd of 500 on the commons. Shots were fired when demonstrators hurled rocks at the guardsmen. Several persons were reported killed and others injured in the melee.
Kent State University students come to the aid of a wounded youth. National Guardsmen fired tear gas into a crowd of 500 on the commons. Shots were fired when demonstrators hurled rocks at the guardsmen. Several persons were reported killed and others injured in the melee.
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Kent State University students come to the aid of a wounded youth. National Guardsmen fired tear gas into a crowd of 500 on the commons. Shots were fired when demonstrators hurled rocks at the guardsmen. Several persons were reported killed and others injured in the melee.

United Press International · [ca. May 1970]

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