Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

John Cleary Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

John Cleary Oral History

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Narrator Cleary, John
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2010-05-03
Description An undergraduate student studying architecture in 1970, John Cleary was observing the protest taking place on May 4 and taking photographs of the events when he was shot in the chest by the National Guard. He relays his eyewitness account of the shootings and also discusses his experiences on campus during the days leading up to May 4.
Length of Interview 21:32 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1969-1970
Subject(s) College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Eyewitness accounts
Helicopters
Hospitals--Ohio--Ravenna
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Photographs
Kent State University. ROTC Building--Fires
Ohio. Army National Guard
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Tear gas munitions
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection