We all know the story — on May 4th, 1970, National Guardsmen on the campus of Kent State University fired into a crowd of protesters killing four and wounding nine; two of those killed weren’t participating in the protests. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young quickly wrote “Ohio” and it was being played on the radio within three weeks of the shootings. The event has come to partly define a pivotal time in American socio-political history and the music commemorating the times is appropriately powerful.
Listen to the entire CSN&Y concert.
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Forever relevant and powerful….and if you want to check out how social media can bring a new perspective to historical events like this, check out Emerson College’s kent504.com It’s absolutely brilliant!