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Kent State Shootings

The deployment of the Ohio National Guard to Kent State University in May 1970 and the subsequent shootings

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Jan 9, 2026

How did state grand jury investigations immediately after May 4, 1970, allocate blame between students, officials and the Ohio National Guard?

A special Portage County (state) grand jury convened after May 4, 1970, placed primary legal blame on Kent State students and university administrators while formally exonerating the Ohio National Gua...

Jan 6, 2026

How did ending student deferments affect college enrollment and campus protests in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

Ending or curtailing student draft deferments in the mid-to-late 1960s removed a major legal escape valve that had been driving increased college attendance and converted academic vulnerability into p...