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At Kent State University, 100 National Guardsmen fire their rifles into
a group of students, killing four and wounding 11. This incident
occurred in the aftermath of President Richard Nixon’s April 30
announcement that U.S. and South Vietnamese forces had been ordered to
execute an “incursionö into Cambodia to destroy North Vietnamese bases
there. In protest, a wave of demonstrations and disturbances erupted on
college campuses across the country.
At Kent State University in Ohio, student protesters torched the ROTC
building on campus and Ohio Governor James Rhodes responded by calling
on the National Guard to restore order. Under harassment from the
demonstrators, the Guardsmen fired into the crowd, killing four and
wounding 11. The Guardsmen were later brought to trial for the
shootings, but found not guilty.
President Nixon issued a statement deploring the Kent State deaths, but
said that the incident should serve as a reminder that, “When dissent
turns to violence it invites tragedy.ö The shooting sparked hundreds of
protests and college shutdowns, as well as a march on Washington, D.C.,
by 100,000 people. The National Student Association and former Vietnam
Moratorium Committee leaders called for a national university strike of
indefinite duration, beginning immediately, to protest the war. At least
100 colleges and universities pledged to strike. The presidents of 37
universities signed a letter urging President Nixon to show more clearly
his determination to end the war.
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