Kent State to commemorate May 4 shootings with remembrance events, candlelight walk

The May 4, 1970 commemoration service at Kent State University remembers the students who were killed and wounded when the National Guard opened fire on protestors.KENT, Ohio – Kent State University will remember lives lost and forever altered during its annual May 4 Commemoration events, which seek to reflect on the tragic day in the university’s history in 1970 when the Ohio National Guard fired on students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four and wounding nine.

“In returning to in-person commemorations last year, we saw a significant increase in the number of students participating in the candlelight vigil and in commemoration events,” said Roseann “Chic” Canfora in a news release. Canfora was an eyewitness and survivor of the May 4, 1970 shooting.

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