Four Dead in Ohio: A Nation Scarred by Kent State
A Powder Keg Ignited: The Context of Kent State The air crackled with tension, a thick fog of tear gas stinging eyes and throats. The shouts of protesters mingled with the barked orders of National Guard troops. Then, the unthinkable: a volley of gunfire shattered the morning, silencing dissent and forever etching May fourth, nineteen…
