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May 4 50

A visitor learns about the events surrounding May 4, 1970 while visiting the May 4 Visitors Center

Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours

51³Ô¹ÏÍø sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

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Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours

Artist Don Drumm poses with a photo of his sculpture that was shot on May 4, 1970, at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Heart of Steel

Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.

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Heart of Steel

Pictured (left to right) are Bradley Keefer, Mindy Farmer, Laura Davis, Burt Logan of the Ohio History Connection, Lori Boes and Mark Seeman. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection)

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

As May 4 Commemoration Project Manager, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumnus Rodney Flauhaus is taking on the task of planning the 50th anniversary commemoration of May 4, 1970.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumnus Leads Planning for 50th Anniversary Commemoration of May 4, 1970

Rodney Flauhaus is 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s new May 4 Commemoration Project Manager.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumnus Leads Planning for 50th Anniversary Commemoration of May 4, 1970