Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Diane Yale-Peabody Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Diane Yale-Peabody Oral History

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Narrator Yale-Peabody, Diane
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 1990-05-04
Description A sophomore majoring in Journalism at Kent State University in 1970, Diane Yale-Peabody discusses her memories of what she experienced on campus May 2-4, 1970. She describes the military tanks and armored personnel carriers she saw on campus on Sunday, May 3. On Monday, May 4, she attended her 11:55 A.M. class, and discusses what went on in that class and mentions that she and her classmates chose to stay and have class rather than attend the rally. She talks about what was happening at her dormitory, Lake Hall, after the shootings, and also describes seeing Dr. Glenn Frank. She describes the difficulties she had leaving campus on May 4. She also discusses completing her classes by correspondence and how she felt about comments that people in her home town made about the shootings.
Length of Interview 9:05 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed May, 1970
Subject(s) Armored vehicles, Military
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Demonstrations--Ohio--Kent
Frank, Glenn W.
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Roadblocks (Police methods)
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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