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Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 91²Ö¿â’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91²Ö¿â Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 91²Ö¿â Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.

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The Maltempi family at the bell

May 4 and One Family’s 91²Ö¿â Legacy

The Maltempi family is not your average 91²Ö¿â family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended 91²Ö¿â. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending 91²Ö¿â.

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Gracie Ford and Lulu on Daffodil Hill

IN A FLASH: Chill on the Hill

The colors of spring have arrived on the Kent Campus. 

 

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91²Ö¿â community members and visitors gather on the 91²Ö¿â Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

91²Ö¿â Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91²Ö¿â students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

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Lafayette Tolliver and Gene Shelton identify people in photos on the screen

Visual Footprints in Time

More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the 91²Ö¿â community to help identify them.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , May 4 50

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Jackson State, 91²Ö¿â, and the Civil Rights Movement

Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie

reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at 91²Ö¿â on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year. 

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Cast of The Sugar Ridge Rag, Play Inspired By May 4 Events

Florida Playwright Produces Drama Inspired by May 4, 1970

91²Ö¿â was more than 100 miles away from Philip Middleton Williams’ high school and his home in Perrysburg, but the May 4, 1970, shootings, which killed four students and wounded nine, reverberated through his psyche and brought the Vietnam War front and center. Williams was inspired by the May 4 events to write and produce a play "The Sugar Ridge Rag." 

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Daffodils sticking out of grass on Daffodil Hill

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Maintaining the Living Memorial of Daffodil Hill

Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now. 

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Kendra and Michael Pacifico organized the Candlelight Walk and Vigil for decades.

Keeping the Flame Alive: Local Couple Reflects on Decades of Organizing, Supporting May 4 Walk and Vigil

As key supporters and organizers of the May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, Michael and Kendra Pacifico say the event is the time when people can put their politics aside to honor those who died and were wounded on May 4, 1970.

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Attendees - 91²Ö¿â community members and visitors gather on the 91²Ö¿â Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

91²Ö¿â Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970

91²Ö¿â has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91²Ö¿â students during an anti-war protest.

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