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Do National Tragedies Create Change? Kent State Shooting And The Actions Taken After., Rebekah M. Aiken Jul 2021

Do National Tragedies Create Change? Kent State Shooting And The Actions Taken After., Rebekah M. Aiken

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

This article is about the Kent State shooting and the events that lead up to May 4, 1970. There is background on the Vietnam War and American involvement within the war. In addition information is provided on what caused the tragedy that happened at Kent State. The article also provides the changes that happened to the Ohio National Guard following the shooting.