Above the Shots: An Oral History of the Kent State Shootings by Craig S. Simpson & Gregory S. Wilson

Author:Craig S. Simpson & Gregory S. Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Kent State University Press

The myriad of detail in Rissland’s recollections—the impact of the inaccurate initial reports that Guardsmen had been shot, her criticisms of the governor and university administration, her sympathy for the victims, her ability to simultaneously share how the fears of the community had consequences while also suggesting that they learned from their mistakes—shows the complexity involved in the “sensemaking” of why the Kent community, generally speaking, reacted favorably to the actions of the Guard.

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