What’s past is prologue. Let the history of May 4, 1970, be heard this week. Episode 1 of the new “Legacy May 4” podcast visits the site of the tragedy, then looks at how Kent State moved from the optimism and opportunity of 1960s higher education to an unintended turning point for the nation. Witness and activist Chic Canfora shares perspectives as a young woman of the 1960s, compared with the experiences of two students of the 21st century.
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Related reading:
- Maintaining Kent State’s Daffodil Hill
- Brinsley Tyrell, creator of Daffodil Hill
- Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center and National Historic Landmark
- Chic Canfora, 2020 cleveland.com Feature
- Chic and Alan Canfora in 2020
- Don Marie Reid Profile
- About Sophia Swengel
- Gov. James Rhodes Press Conference in Kent, May 3, 1970
- Kent State President Robert White News Conference, May 5, 1970
- Raw Tape, Edited Actualities, May 4-7, 1970
Legacy: May 4, a Kent State Today podcast
Hosted by Stephen Ward, Vice President for University Communications & Marketing
For more information and to listen to all of the episodes, visit https://www.kent.edu/may4/legacy
