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May 4

M4VC Gallery One

Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.

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Daffodil Hill, near the Victory Bell

Slowly, the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus is seeing its greenery return. 

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University community members and visitors gather on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

Singer David Crosby tours the May 4 site with Professor Emeritus Laura Davis.

Professor Emeritus Laura Davis, co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and May 4 Visitors Center, and a witness to the 1970 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State shootings, shares personal reflections on singer David Crosby's ties to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.

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David Crosby Official

Singer-songwriter David Crosby, who performed the iconic "Ohio" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young following the events at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State of May 4, 1970, passed away at the age of 81. 

Jackson State, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, and the Civil Rights Movement

reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year. 

Daffodils sticking out of grass on Daffodil Hill

Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now. 

Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970 historian and advocate.

The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Department of English, as the featured speaker.