{"product_id":"may-4th-voices-kent-state-1970-9781606351659","title":"May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEyewitness testimony brought to life through verbatim theater\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen occupying the Kent State University campus fired 67 shots in 13 seconds, leaving four students dead. This tragedy had a profound impact on Northeast Ohio and the nation and is credited as a catalyst in changing Americans' views toward U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Supported by the Ohio Humanities Council, \u003cem\u003eMay 4th Voices \u003c\/em\u003ewas originally written and performed as part of a community arts project for the 40th commemoration of the events of May 4th.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text of David Hassler's play is based on the Kent State Shootings Oral History Project, begun in 1990 by Sandra Halem and housed in Kent State University Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. The collection is comprised of over 110 interviews, with first-person narratives and personal reactions to the events of May 4, 1970, from the viewpoints of members of the Kent community; Kent State faculty, students, alumni, staff, and administrators who were on campus that day; and National Guardsmen, police, hospital personnel, and others whose lives were affected by their experience. Weaving these voices and stories together anonymously, Hassler's play tells the human story of May 4th and its aftermath, capturing the sense of trauma, confusion, and fear felt by all people regardless of where they stood that day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirected by Katherine Burke, \u003cem\u003eMay 4th Voices \u003c\/em\u003epremiered on May 2, 2010, on the Kent State University campus. It offered the Kent community an opportunity to take ownership of its own tragic story and engage in a creative, healing dialogue. Now, with the publication of the play and its accompanying teacher's guide and DVD, \u003cem\u003eMay 4th Voices \u003c\/em\u003ebrings to a national audience the emotional truth of this tragedy, connecting it to the larger issues of war, conflict, and trauma. A powerful work of testimony, \u003cem\u003eMay 4th Voices \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a new and unique contribution to the literature of the protest movement and the Vietnam era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e**See also the \u003cem\u003eMay 4th Voices\u003c\/em\u003e DVD (ISBN 978-1-60635-187-1) and \u003cem\u003eA Teacher's Resource Book\u003c\/em\u003e for May 4th Voices (ISBN 978-1-60635-166-6).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606351659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.28d","brand":"David Hassler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205065703605,"sku":"9781606351659","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eb5c6fd2-8233-4eff-8126-2f3f6295c61b.jpg?v=1698128278","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/may-4th-voices-kent-state-1970-9781606351659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}