Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Michael Erwin Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Michael Erwin Oral History

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Narrator Erwin, Michael
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2000-04-04
Description Michael Erwin was an undergraduate student at Kent State University in 1970. In this oral history, he relates his eyewitness account of the May 4, 1970 shootings on campus. He was one of the Kent 25, the twenty five students and faculty who were indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges for crimes in conjunction with the events of May, 1970. He discusses his experiences being indicted and how he eventually learned that the charges against him had been dropped for lack of evidence.
Length of Interview 45:08 minutes
Places Discussed Hudson (Ohio)
Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970
Subject(s) Armored vehicles, Military
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Eyewitness accounts
Firearms
Frank, Glenn W.
Kent (Ohio). Police Dept.
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Ohio. Army National Guard
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Tear gas munitions
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection