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holy shit! i had no idea

today i learned:

#devo was not only at #kentstate during the #kentstatemassacre, but the massacre inspired the creation of devo:

https://www.kent.edu/art/news/remembering-may-4-interview-devos-jerry-casale

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Remembering May 4 - An Interview with Devo's Jerry Casale
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Jerry Casale on stage with his band Devo, standing in front of keyboard with microphone wearing red energy dome
Most Northeast Ohio residents have at least a passing familiarity with Devo, the visually-driven, post-punk brainchild of Kent State University School of Art alumni Jerry Casale, Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh. Perhaps less commonly known is the story of exactly how the band came to be. Devo’s creation was inspired and catalyzed by the trauma of the May 4, 1970, shooting of student protesters by the National Guard, for which both Casale and Mothersbaugh, (along with fellow former KSU art student/rock luminary Chrissie Hynde) were present. Two of the victims of the violence (Jeffrey Miller and Allison Krause) had been friends of Casale’s, who later said of the incident,

“I had always been making art and music but the events of May 4th and beyond galvanized my creativity, infusing it with an existential anger and urgency that would otherwise not have happened. In short Devo and the idea of De-evolution as a manifesto would not exist without that defining historic trauma I experienced.”
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"The #KentStateMassacre, which occurred on May 4, 1970, involved the Ohio #NationalGuard shooting unarmed #CollegeStudents during a #protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University, resulting in four deaths and nine injuries. This tragic event sparked widespread outrage and led to the largest student strike in U.S. history."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings
#USHistory #Histodon

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54 years since the #KentState massacre—and a warning for today - World Socialist Web Site

#KentStateMassacre #CampusProtests #StudentProtests #StudentEncampments

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/07/poea-m07.html

#KentStateMassacre #VietnamWar #OhioNationalGuard
"On 4 May 1970, four students were shot dead by the National Guard during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University."

Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US

"Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a tragedy that still resonates today."
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240503-kent-state-university-1970-protests-that-shook-the-us

#KentStateMassacre #VietnamWar #OhioNationalGuard
The Kent State massacre happened on this day 54 years ago.
https://youtu.be/mSyb2fd9IL4?si=nsHDSG333nXqP5gY

‘Biden’s Vietnam’: #Progressive lawmakers warn not to repeat campus protest history

Students protesting for #Palestinian liberation have also referenced the legacy of student resistance and state crackdowns at inflection points throughout American history.

By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing
05/04/2024 04:12 PM EDT

"Progressive lawmakers this week compared recent police crackdowns on student anti-war demonstrations to the deadly response to anti-Vietnam War campus protests over 50 years ago, warning the Biden administration not to repeat history.

"In a social media post Saturday, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) marked the 54th anniversary of the Kent State shootings, when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and injured nine others at an anti-Vietnam War protest. In her post, she compared the historic tragedy to the recent wave of police crackdowns on campuses across the country.

"'On the 54th anniversary of the #KentStateMassacre, students across our country are being brutalized for standing up to #EndlessWar,' Bush wrote. “Our country must learn to actually uphold the rights of #FreeSpeech & assembly upon which it was founded.”

"In a similar post, Rep. #IlhanOmar (D-Minn.) wrote: “54 years ago, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed students at Kent State. Students have a right to speak out, organize, and protest systemic wrongs. We can’t silence those expressing dissent, no matter how uncomfortable their protests may be to those in power.'"

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On this day, I do not shill for an entertainment property that has been over-milked for capitalistic gain by an already multi-hundred-billion-dollar corporation.

Today, I remember Allison, Bill, Jeff, and Sandy. On this day in 1970, my Alma Mater was senselessly attacked.

Students were gathered to protest a war, when the authorities descended on them. Sound familiar recently?

But this time, after a suspicious huddle By the National Guard troops, live bullets were fired on the students, who were more than a football field’s length away from the troops. Half of those killed were part of the protest; the other half were not - Bill was even in the ROTC program on campus. This attack would become known as the Kent State Massacre. 9 students were wounded, 1 of those paralyzed for life, and as the song says, “Four Dead in Ohio.”

Never forget the lengths government goes to in order to keep us in line, whether it means monitoring our every communication, or firing senselessly into a crowd of unarmed students.

I hope you are resting easily, Jeff, Allison, Bill, and Sandy, and may the gods have blessed your sacrifice in your next lives.

#May4 #KentState #KentStateMassacre #StudentProtests #RIP

Mary Ann Vecchio screams with her arms outstretched while kneeling over the body of student Jeffery Miller, who was shot through the mouth and killed on May 4, 1970 at Kent State. His blood runs down the pavement behind Vecchio and pools against the curb.

Student John Clearly lays in agony on the grass after being shot by the National Guard at Kent State on May 4, 1970. Several other students kneel over him to provide aid. Clearly would thankfully survive the attack.

Portraits of the four students who were killed in the May 4, 1970 shooting at Kent State.

#KentState #Ohio #OTD 1970
😱 #KentStateMassacre 😱

#KentState #Ohio #OTD 1970
😱 #KentStateMassacre 😱
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings

via Wikipedia: "The #KentState shootings (also known as the May 4 massacre and the #KentStateMassacre) were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus. The shootings took place on May 4, 1970, during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings

#AntiWar #CeasefireNow #NoWar #KentStateShootings #Protests #USHistory #NeverForget

@agiletortoise May 4, 1970 wasn’t that long ago. #kentstatemassacre

With #protests again on college campuses, I'm reminded of this day in history and what can happen. May 4, 1970. #KentStateMassacre

https://www.kent.edu/may-4-historical-accuracy

What a Vietnam War Riot Says about Today’s Culture Wars youtu.be/AF-G9Iov28M
#trans #LGBTQ #LGBT #GAY #KentStateMassacre #KentState

Today is the anniversary of the #KentStateMassacre, where National Guard troops attempting to quell protests of Nixon's escalation of military action in Cambodia shot into a crowd of students.

I want to share with you a parallel to how #JordanNeely's death is being covered.

Mary Ann Vecchio gestures and screams as she kneels by the body of a student lying face down on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970.

53 years ago today #kentstatemassacre ✊🏾

Rest in peace, Jeff, Sandy, Allison and Bill. #KentStateMassacre #TheRealMay4 #NeverForget

#KentStateMassacre

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