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Thread #21046   Message #223631
Posted By: catspaw49
05-May-00 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: Kent State
Subject: RE: BS: Kent State
Sorry Mrr.......Jackson State in Jackson, Mississippi was the scene of additional campus rioting subsequent to Kent State, May 14, 1970. Two students were killed and another dozen injured when the Natl. Guard troops fired into the crowd. Jackson added in the racial aspect as all of the students were black and the troops were white, although the protests involved the war primarily.

When we speak of "The Movement" its good to remember that it involved more than just an "end the war" faction. It encompassed war, racism, poverty, student rights, and a lot of other change oriented causes. Within each faction, there were sub-groups and sometimes sub-groups of the sub-groups. Obviously a lot of flow went back and forth as well as no small amount of in-fighting. But overall, it was about change, and often radical change, that many believed was needed and accomplishable through any means necessary. KSU & JSU showed us the "means" that the government was willing to go. I didn't realize it at the time and I doubt that many did, but May of 1970 was the end of the "Movement" as it had been. As time passed, it was much harder to draw the same crowds and enthusiasm for the cause that had been easily mustered before.

Try entering Jackson State killings on Google for additional info and details that you might want from the web. There are several excellent books on the subject also, but I don't have the titles here at the moment.

Spaw