May 4, 2024 · Anti-war protesters on the Kent State University Commons on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kent, Ohio. PHIL MASTURZO, AKRON BEACON JOURNAL. Anti ...
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What were the students at Kent State University protesting in 1972?
The shootings took place on May 4, 1970, during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft.
What happened to Kent State University?
Kent State shooting, the shooting of unarmed college students at Kent State University, in northeastern Ohio, by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, one of the seminal events of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the United States.
How many students attend Kent State?
40,782 (2016)
Kent State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 20,418 (fall 2022), with a gender distribution of 38% male students and 62% female students.
