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Congressman John Lewis Speaks of the Social Justice Movement

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 12:47am — FluxRostrum

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John Lewis speaks at the 40th Anniversary of the murder of 4 students by the US Government at Kent State University.

Includes his memories of Selma Mississippi, racism, voting rights, Martin Luther King, getting beat down by the pigs and raising chickens.

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Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary part4 recap & comment

Wed, 05/05/2010 - 11:26pm — FluxRostrum

Recap and commentary on the incidents surrounding the May 4th 1970 murders of 4 Kent State college students by members of the National Guard. ~ Download

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kent-state-truth-tribunal

May 4th Protest footage from 2003 by Cannibol

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Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary part2

Mon, 05/03/2010 - 12:19am — FluxRostrum

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Jerry M. Lewis is professor emeritus of sociology at Kent State University. As a Kent State faculty member in 1970, he witnessed the May 4 shootings while serving as a faculty marshall. Since then, Lewis has been involved in researching, memorializing, and lecturing about the tragedy,

Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary part1

Sun, 05/02/2010 - 3:10am — FluxRostrum

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On May 4, 1970 the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed students protesting America´s invasion of Cambodia. Four students were killed and nine were wounded. The incident triggered national outrage in a country already divided over the Vietnam War. In the days that followed more than four million students rose up in dissent across 900 campuses, generating the only nationwide student protest in U.S. history. Fearing civil unrest, President Nixon was taken to Camp David for his protection.

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Laurel Krause Kent State Truth Tribunal Testimony

Sat, 05/01/2010 - 11:36am — FluxRostrum

Forty years after the Kent State massacre, Laurel Krause and her 84-year old mother Doris still suffer the scars of losing their beloved sister and daughter Allison Krause. Other participants, family members and witnesses continue to grapple with the aftermath of the shootings. The Krause family initiated Four Days in May, the Kent State Truth Tribunal in order to reveal the truth and establish a clear and accurate historical record from the collective voices of Kent State.

http://www.truthtribunal.org