Flyer, 1977. Craig Blazinski papers. May 4 Collection.
Informational flyer created by the May 4th Task Force in 1977. The flyer explains the role of the Task Force
and differentiates between the Task Force and the May 4 Coalition, which was a student group dedicated to protesting the construction of the new gym facility on the site of the Kent State shootings.

Photograph by Thomas Warren, May, 1977. Annual May 4 Commemoration records. May 4 Collection.
A student stands at a marker in the Prentice Hall Parking Lot during the 1977 Annual Commemoration of the Kent State shootings. The markers indicate the locations of students slain on May 4, 1970. As a result of advocacy by the May 4th Task Force, permanent markers were installed and dedicated in September 1999.

Annual commemoration flyer, May 4, 1977. May 4th Task Force records. May 4 Collection.

Annual commemoration poster, May 3-4, 1978. Annual May 4 Commemoration records. May 4 Collection.

Forum poster, November 29, 1978. May 4th Task Force records. May 4 Collection.
Poster for an event sponsored by the May 4th Task Force featuring a film screening and a panel including parents of slain students, students who were wounded in the shootings, attorneys for the civil trial and Peter Davies, author of “The Truth About Kent State.”

Flyer, “Tent City & the Gym Struggle,” May 3, 1979. May 4th Task Force records. May 4 Collection.
Tent City refers to the protests that occurred in the late 1970s surrounding the construction of the new gym facility on the site of the Kent State shootings. Some protesters pitched tents on the proposed building site and stayed for more than 60 days.

Annual commemoration poster, May 4, 1979. Annual May 4 Commemoration records. May 4 Collection.
The annual commemoration in 1979 featured speakers, such as attorneys William Kunstler and Sanford Rosen, wounded students Thomas Grace and Robby Stamps, civil rights attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey (Slaughter-Harvey represented the families of the students slain during the Jackson State killings) and folk singer John Bassette.

Forum poster, December 12, 1979. May 4th Task Force records. May 4 Collection.
This poster advertises an event, titled “Kent State May 4, 1970…The Day the War Came Home!” featuring a
10- year review of student activism at Kent State University.