I really am grateful that i have been able to attend kent state. And have been around what happened on may 4 and have been able to exist in that space. It fires me up, honestly, every time i see it, to just keep fighting because some of the things they were fighting for back then, we are still fighting now. We cannot become complacent. Complacency is not a privilege that we can afford. Hello, my name is todd daiakin. It is my great honor and raw privilege to serve as the president of Kent State University. I have said many times you do not have to be a historian to understand the place of Kent State University and the history of modern america. But i am a historian and i do appreciate both the seminal place of our university and our nations history. And our ongoing responsibility to share this history and the lessons of may 4, 1970. It is also my great honor to announce the creation of four scholarships, each of them bearing the name of a student slain on may 4, 1970. Scholarships in t
Located right beside taylor hall is a parking lot, the parking lot that four students unfortunately passed away during the may 4th shooting. And i have parked in that parking lot. I have walked across it. I have talked to my friends while walking across it. And i think theres something incredibly powerful about something that people encounter daily, having such a wound located there. I really am grateful that i have been able to attend kent state and been around may 4th and be able to exist in that space because it fires me up, honestly, every time i see it, to just keep fighting. Because some of the things they were fighting for back then were still fighting for now and we cant become complacent. Complacency is not that is a privilege. And one that we cannot afford. Hello. My name is todd dican. Its my honor and privilege to serve as the president of Kent State University. I have said many times you do not have to be an historian to understand the place of Kent State University in the
They produced a virtual ceremony. Next on American History tv, we see footage of that program, which includes footage of the deadly confrontation between ohio guardsmen and students protesting the vietnam war and recollections from wounded survivors and eyewitnesses. Located right beside taylor hall is a parking lot, the parking lot that four students unfortunately passed away during the may 4th shooting. And i have parked in that parking lot. I have walked across it. I have talked to my friends while walking across it. And i think theres something incredibly powerful about something that people encounter daily, having such a wound located there. I really am grateful that i have been able to attend kent state and been around what happened on may 4th and be able to exist in that space because it fires me up, honestly, every time i see it, to just keep fighting. Because some of the things they were fighting for back then were still fighting for now and we cant become complacent. Complace
Producer grace guggenheim whose credits include the Academy Awardwinning johnstown flood. And michael hill who coproduced pbss the civil war. The u. S. Capital Historical Society hosted the event as part of the National Heritage lecture. It is about one hour and 20 minutes. I am stacy mcbride. Welcome to your 25th lecture. Senator blunt is a High School History teacher. I will try to do him justice in describing this room you have chosen for your 25th lecture. You have chosen a remarkably historic room. But first, i have to thank the offices of the Senate Curator and historian who prepare and fantastic histories of all of our art and all of our rooms. Without them, this introduction would not be possible. To begin, in the early the house 1900s, and senate decided they had outgrown their space. They commissioned two architects from new york to build them a house and Senate Office building. Those buildings have become the Cannon House Office building and the russell Senate Office buildin
School history teacher and i will try and probably feebley fail to do him justice in describing this beautiful room youve chosen for your 25th lecture. You have chosen a remarkably historic room. But first, i have to thank the offices of the senate cure rater and historian who prepare histories of our art and rooms. Without them this introduction simply wouldnt be possible. So to begin. In the early 1900s the house and the senate decided they had outgrown their space. They commissioned two architects from new york. To build them a house and Senate Office buildings. Those have now become the Cannon House Office building and the russell Senate Office building. Interestingly, if you know theyre sort of mirror images from above. But those two individuals were educated in paris and a part of that education brought this beautiful art that you see around this room. They took great care to design this room. In fact, they spent over a year finding this black vained marble that came from new jer