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Kent State protests (view source)
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During the demonstration on May 1, 1970, "a mix of bikers, students, and out-of town youths" assaulted police with beer bottles and engaged in rioting and other criminal behavior in downtown Kent, forcing the entire Kent police force and several out-of-town police departments to come into the town to restore order.
During the demonstration on May 1, 1970, "a mix of bikers, students, and out-of town youths" assaulted police with beer bottles and engaged in rioting and other criminal behavior in downtown Kent, forcing the entire Kent police force and several out-of-town police departments to come into the town to restore order.
On May 2, the campus ROTC building was set [[fire|ablaze]] by arsonists. Protesters surrounded the building, cut a fire hose and assaulted [[fire fighter]]s with rocks and other objects.<ref>Firemen left the scene after hoses were punctured and cut open, unable to extinguish the blaze. [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4may70/exhibit/chronology/index.html Kent State Library chronology]</ref> City officials and downtown businesses were also threatened by the rioters and their lawlessness during the mayhem. Kent mayor LeRoy Satrom called on Jim Rhodes, the governor of Ohio at the time, who then called out the Ohio [[National Guard]]. A number of protesters were arrested by the National Guard, mainly for curfew violations.
On May 2, the campus ROTC building was set [[fire|ablaze]] by arsonists. Protesters surrounded the building, cut a fire hose and assaulted [[fire fighter]]s with rocks and other objects.<ref>Firemen left the scene after hoses were punctured and cut open, unable to extinguish the blaze. [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4may70/exhibit/chronology/index.html Kent State Library chronology]</ref> City officials and downtown businesses were also threatened by the rioters and their [[lawlessness]] during the mayhem. Kent mayor LeRoy Satrom called on Jim Rhodes, the governor of Ohio at the time, who then called out the Ohio [[National Guard]]. A number of protesters were arrested by the National Guard, mainly for curfew violations.
On May 3, protesters defying a curfew by Mayor Satrom were dispersed by guardsmen using [[tear gas]].
On May 3, protesters defying a curfew by Mayor Satrom were dispersed by guardsmen using [[tear gas]].