Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Nathan R. Sooy Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Nathan R. Sooy Oral History

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Narrator Sooy, Nathan R.
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University, 1973-
Date of Interview 1990-05-04
Description An undergraduate student at Kent State University beginning in 1973, Nathan R. Sooy describes the aftermath of the May 4, 1970 shootings on campus. He became acquainted with one of the wounded students, Dean Kahler, in a summer school class in 1973. Sooy became active in the May Fourth Task Force and the annual commemorations and describes his involvement in the 1977 protests against the building of the Gym Annex on the site of the shootings (including the demonstration at Rockwell Hall and Tent City). He discusses Ron Kovic's role at the Rockwell Hall demonstration and mentions Bill Arthrell.
Length of Interview 18:20 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1973-1977
Subject(s) Arthrell, Bill
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Demonstrations--Ohio--Kent
Kahler, Dean
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Anniversaries, etc.
Kent State University. Gym Annex Building
Kovic, Ron
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection