Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Marsha McGregor Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Marsha McGregor Oral History

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Narrator McGregor, Marsha
Narrator's Role Resident of Kent, Ohio, in 1970
Date of Interview 2000-05-04
Description Marsha McGregor was twelve years old on May 4, 1970, the day of the shootings at Kent State University. She was at home with her mother waiting for news of her sisters and brother who were on the Kent State University campus that day. She describes how they learned that her siblings were unharmed and then briefly describes what each of her siblings experienced that day. One sister was at the University School and the other was in her dormitory, Terrace Hall, when the shootings took place. She relays their descriptions of seeing soldiers with guns and tanks on the streets.
Length of Interview 12:31 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970-2000
Subject(s) Armored vehicles, Military
Bayonets
Bullet holes
Community members--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Firearms
Junior high school students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State University. University School
Ohio. Army National Guard
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection