Reflecting On Kent State Shootings, Wash U Protests Of 50 Years Ago
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
May 4, 202032m 41s
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Show Notes
This week marks 50 years since the Kent State shootings and related Vietnam-era protests at colleges and universities across the country, including at Wash U. Host Sarah Fenske talks in depth with Mike Venso, the Missouri Historical Society's military and firearms curator at Soldiers Memorial downtown, who has recently been doing research on the subject for an upcoming exhibit. Also joining the conversation is Howard Mechanic, who was one of seven people who faced charges in the wake of protests at Wash U.