Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Linda Fifer Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Linda Fifer Oral History

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Narrator Fifer, Linda
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 1990-05-04
Description A student at Kent State University from Fall 1970 to August 1975, Linda Fifer discusses how the May 4, 1970, shootings affected her life during her student years. She describes the first anniversary of the shootings and her fear that there would be more unrest and people hurt. She mentions the helicopters that circled over campus with searchlights; she describes them being outside her dormitory window. She also describes the 1972 candlelight vigil which she watched from her dormitory room in Prentice Hall. She relates a second-hand story told to her by a professor who knew Sandra Scheuer and who visited her family after her death.
Length of Interview 13:00 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970-1972
Subject(s) Bullet holes
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Firearms
Helicopters
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Anniversaries, etc.
Scheuer, Sandra, d. 1970
Searchlights
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection