Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Mary Ann Costa Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Mary Ann Costa Oral History

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Narrator Costa, Mary Ann
Narrator's Role Student at Bowling Green State University in 1970
Date of Interview 1995-05-02
Description An undergraduate student at Bowling Green State University in May, 1970, Mary Ann Costa describes Bowling Green students' reactions to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University. She participated as a student marshal and describes meetings and protest marches both on and off the Bowling Green campus. She also discusses a week-long student strike that was held at Bowling Green State University in protest of the shootings.
Length of Interview 1:51 minutes
Places Discussed Bowling Green (Ohio)
Time Period discussed May, 1970
Subject(s) Bowling Green State University--Student strike, 1970
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Peace movements--Ohio--Bowling Green
Student movements--Ohio--Bowling Green
Students--Ohio--Bowling Green--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection