"Kent State University in May 1970, when a peaceful student protest against the US invasion of Cambodia escalated into a deadly confrontation. Over 4 tense days, rising unrest, curfews, and the deployment of the Ohio National Guard led to clashes between students and authorities. On May 4, during a peaceful noon rally, the National Guard opened fire on unarmed students, killing four and wounding nine."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpIgCRYFxuw #OTD #KentState #KentStateMassacre #FourDeadInOhio

55 years passed
Kent State University
Blood still on our hands

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #KentState #Kent #Ohio #Students #Murder #Blood #Rhodes #FourDeadInOhio #May4

May 4, 2025

I know #Disney will want all of us to think tomorrow is all about #StarWars but there's something more important.

I learned last year that May 4th, 1970 was the day of the #KentStateShooting.

The picture of a young girl kneeling over a student killed from a shot to the head came from this.

Tomorrow will be the #55Anniversary of four students shot and killed by national guard. And now someone much worse than #Nixon is in charge.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/04/19/girl-kent-state-photo-lifelong-burden-being-national-symbol/

#USPol
#MayTheFourth
#FourDeadInOhio

I suppose now is as good a time as any to remind people what happened at a student anti-war protest at Kent State University, Ohio on 4th May 1970.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings

#FourDeadInOhio #CeasefireNow #GazaGenocide

so if you're going down to #OSU to the protest, be aware, there ARE SNIPERS on the roofs of the buildings. please be careful.

https://bsky.app/profile/brainnotonyet.bsky.social/post/3kqyiaqv3nn2s

#columbus #ohio #FourDeadInOhio