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KSU holds nearly two dozen May 4th memorial events
Vigils, walking tours, dedications held
by WKSU's AMANDA RABINOWITZ


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Amanda Rabinowitz
 
Thousands are gathering on the Kent State University campus to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the May 4th shootings. Nearly two dozen events have been planned including vigils and a dedication of the campus site's recent listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Professor Jerry Lewis is giving walking tours of the area where the national guardsmen fired, killing four students and injuring nine others.
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Professor Jerry Lewis answering questions at the May 4th memorial site.
The walking tour of the May 4th memorial site.
The walking tour shows where the four students died on May 4th, 1970.
Jerry Lewis on the walking tour, standing at the site where student Jeffery Miller was shot and killed.
Jerry Lewis points to a bullet hole in a statue at the May 4th memorial site.
Guests on the walking tour walking down the area of Kent State University known as Blanket Hill.
Professor Jerry Lewis leads a walking tour of the May 4th shooting site. He points to the area where the National Guard fired.

 
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