The history of the 1970 Kent State massacre you haven’t heard

Jul 2, 2025 · 31m 26s

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t’s been 55 years since the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students at Kent State University who were protesting the US war in Vietnam. Four students were murdered at...

t’s been 55 years since the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students at Kent State University who were protesting the US war in Vietnam. Four students were murdered at the Kent State Massacre: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Lee Scheuer, and William Schroeder. In this episode of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Mike Alewitz, who was a student at Kent State in 1970, about what it was like to witness the massacre firsthand, and about how the true history of this critical moment in US history has been whitewashed ever since.
Guest:

Mike Alewitz is an internationally renowned muralist and Professor Emeritus of censorship, art, and politics at Central Connecticut State University. Alewitz was the founder and chairman of the Kent Student Mobilization Committee Against the War in Vietnam and an eyewitness to the May 4, 1970, Kent State massacre.

Producer: Rosette Sewali
Studio Production: David Hebden
Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich

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Author	The Real News Network (TRNN)
Organization	The Real News Network
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Tags	#alewitz #guard #kent #mike #national #ohio #state #university #vietnam