Darkest Hours: The Kent State Shootings

<p>On May 4 1970, four students were shot dead by the Ohio National Guard during a protest. What were they protesting? Why were the National Guard brought in? And what chain of events led them to shoot?</p><br><p>Don is joined by historian Brian VanDeMark, formerly of the United States Naval Academy, whose latest book is <em>Kent State: An American Tragedy.</em></p><br><p>Edited by Aidan Lonergan, produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a>;. </p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p>

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