Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

John Hansan Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

John Hansan Oral History

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Narrator Hansan, John
Narrator's Role Commemoration Committee member in 1990
Date of Interview 1995-05-04
Description A member of the 20th Anniversary Commemoration Committee at Kent State University in 1990, John Hansan discusses Governor Richard Celeste's speech at the dedication of the memorial for the victims of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State. He also discusses Celeste's official apology on behalf of the state of Ohio, something he says Governor Rhodes had refused to do.
Length of Interview 3:16 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1990
Subject(s) Celeste, Richard F.
Kent State Memorial (Kent, Ohio)
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection