Mapping May 4

This web app draws from the oral histories in the May 4 Collection, Kent State Special Collections & Archives . It maps stories from those histories that describe memories of events at a particular place in Kent between May 1st and May 5th, 1970. It is designed to serve as a digital memorial, to remember and honor these events. We have made it both for those who have stories to share, and those who are interested in hearing these stories. This web app does not aim to establish historical facts. Readers will notice that stories associated with some sites are quite contradictory. Instead, this web app aims to open a space for dialogue in the hope of building understanding, connection across difference, and ultimately reconciliation.

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Mapping May 4

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2021-01-28

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Ohio [n-us-oh]

Abstract

This web app draws from the oral histories in the May 4 Collection, Kent State Special Collections & Archives . It maps stories from those histories that describe memories of events at a particular place in Kent between May 1st and May 5th, 1970. It is designed to serve as a digital memorial, to remember and honor these events. We have made it both for those who have stories to share, and those who are interested in hearing these stories. This web app does not aim to establish historical facts. Readers will notice that stories associated with some sites are quite contradictory. Instead, this web app aims to open a space for dialogue in the hope of building understanding, connection across difference, and ultimately reconciliation.

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