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27. Two centuries ago, only white men had the right to even vote n/t

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Kent State University victims and students remember May 4th, 1970 shooting 44th Anniversary [View all] samplegirl May 2014 OP

I dont think the students shot were part of the protestors... HooptieWagon May 2014 #1

All 4 were students. Two were not protesting... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #4

7 of the 11 were shot in the side or the back. The nearest victim was 90 yards away. alfredo May 2014 #23

Why is understanding the Kent State Ohio Massacre critical? antiquie May 2014 #2

To end anti war protests The Wizard May 2014 #6

Too true. antiquie May 2014 #26

4 Dead in O-HI-O Cooley Hurd May 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author The Wizard May 2014 #5

I offer this link without comment on its veracity Cirque du So-What May 2014 #7

Mitchner's "Kent State. What Happened and Why" is worthwhile. Eleanors38 May 2014 #8

Rough days. Kent State, Jackson State. Demonstrations round the clock, Eleanors38 May 2014 #9

Glad those ugly days are over. AScott May 2014 #10

They are far from over. RoccoR5955 May 2014 #12

Things are worse in the US now than they were in 1786? AScott May 2014 #14

Things are worse in a lot of ways. RoccoR5955 May 2014 #16

So the average African-American today has fewer rights than the average African-American slave AScott May 2014 #17

We all have fewer rights than we did two centuries ago. RoccoR5955 May 2014 #20

Two centuries ago, only white men had the right to even vote n/t arcane1 May 2014 #27

+100 Duppers May 2014 #24

I have both hope and dread for the new days. Eleanors38 May 2014 #19

44 years ago, I recall it like yesterday, the shock, disgust and fear. n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #11

Me, too. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2014 #30

And on the 15th, more deaths at Jackson State. malthaussen May 2014 #13

My family's house became "strike central" as we coordinated a Westchester County-wide strike of FailureToCommunicate May 2014 #15

My father seemed indifferent about the Vietnam War. E-Z-B May 2014 #18

Thanx for reminding everyone. Big, BIG K&R JohnnyRingo May 2014 #21

The last great sustained left wing protest movement. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #22

Remember when state violence against citizens was shocking? alphafemale May 2014 #25

Gerald V. Casale Of DEVO On Kent State Shootings rawtribe May 2014 #28

Then, as now, protest of the establishment's actions/policies is an impertinence which will not indepat May 2014 #29

Just an aside... yallerdawg May 2014 #31

I hope this discussion goes on for a long time..."a continued quest for truth." 7wo7rees May 2014 #32

We won't forget. n/t Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #33

May 4 commemoration at KSU still heavy on emotion struggle4progress May 2014 #34

Campus Reflects on 44th Anniversary of Kent State Shootings struggle4progress May 2014 #35

Echoes of Kent State still felt in Columbia 44 years later struggle4progress May 2014 #36

Historic MU protest was a birthday to remember struggle4progress May 2014 #37

Stepping into a 'claustrophobic' war protest at MU struggle4progress May 2014 #38

Mundelein College students, faculty protested Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970 struggle4progress May 2014 #39