As protestors roil the campus, National Guardsmen are called in. In the chaos of what happens next, shots are fired and four students are killed. To this day, there is still argument of what happened and why.
Told in multiple voices from a number of vantage points—protestor, Guardsman, townie, student—Deborah Wiles's Kent State gives a moving, terrifying, galvanizing picture of what happened that weekend in Ohio…an event that, even 50 years later, still resonates deeply.
Topics Kent State shootings, 1970. Kent, Ohio. College students. Vietnam War (1961-1975). Protest movements. Universities and colleges. Twentieth-century US history.
Lexile HL640L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-04-20
JLG Release Date Sep 2020
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
History - High (Grades 9 & Up)
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This collection of 12 nonfiction and historical fiction books offers compelling, well-documented accounts of past events and figures. With a mix of biographies, realistic fiction, and historical analysis, these selections provide a deeper understanding of historyâs impact. Some titles may be written for adults.
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