Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Gayle Berman Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Gayle Berman Oral History

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Narrator Berman, Gayle
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2012-07-27
Description An undergraduate student at Kent State University in 1970, Gayle Berman got out of class on May 4 and then walked right into the middle of the events taking place on the Commons before the shots were fired. She discusses her experiences that day and relates her eyewitness account of the shootings. She also talks about seeing the ROTC building fire on Saturday, May 2.
Length of Interview 33:25 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970
Subject(s) Ambulances
Armored vehicles, Military
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Draft registration
Eyewitness accounts
Helicopters
Kent State University. ROTC Building--Fires
Kent State University. Victory Bell
Martial law--Ohio--Kent
Ohio. Army National Guard
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Tear gas munitions
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Format of Original audio cassette
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection