Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Mike Williams Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Mike Williams Oral History

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Narrator Williams, Mike
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 1995-05-04
Description An undergraduate student majoring in Journalism at Kent State University in 1970, Mike Williams discusses his memories of the days surrounding the May 4, 1970, shootings on campus. He was not on campus the day of the shootings; he was working in the Akron Beacon Journal's newspaper offices on May 4, 1970, and discusses the rumors that were circulating there about National Guardsmen being killed and buildings on campus burning.
Length of Interview 7:26 minutes
Places Discussed Akron (Ohio)
Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed May, 1970
Subject(s) Akron Beacon Journal
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Journalism--Study and teaching--Ohio--Kent
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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