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Kent State shootings 1970

The President's Commission on Campus Unrest concluded that the May 4 shootings at Kent State were unnecessary, unwarranted, and inexcusable.

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What did the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest conclude about responsibility for the Kent State shootings?

The President’s Commission on Campus Unrest — the Scranton Commission — concluded in its September 1970 report that the May 4 shootings at Kent State were “unnecessary, unwarranted, and inexcusable,” ...