In the days following the May 4, 1970 killings at Kent State University, other colleges and universities across the country joined the anti-war protests against Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia and the Kent State shootings. The University of Hawaii Manoa Campus was no exception.
On Thursday, May 7, thousands of students walked out of classes and gathered in Andrews Amphitheater to begin what was planned as a one-week strike.
I first posted several photos from that event here a dozen years ago. It’s a bit of history to go with the the PBS special on the Kent State murders, “The Day the 60’s Died,” which I plugged here on Monday. The documentary is now available online.
The photo below shows part of the crowd that turned out that day.
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I believe most of the high schools in Hawaii had similar sympathy protests. I know that at Aiea High School, we walked out of class and sat on the front lawn for a couple of days. I remember feeling really shell-shocked, afraid and kind of lost. Thus began the “question everything,” especially authority, philosophy shift.
Thanks for the reminders, no matter how bad the memories are. Some things we must not forget.