May 4 Commemoration
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Event One
University Commemorates May 4, 1970, Tragedy
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Campus and are free and open to the public.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
University Libraries Provides Access to ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State Memorial Service in 1971.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
