Michael Winship: Kent State and the Frisbee Revolution

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"Kent State and the Frisbee Revolution"

By Michael Winship

I was a freshman at Georgetown University when it happened, 40 years ago on May 4. Most of us didn't know what had taken place until late in the day. We were in class or studying for finals, so hours went by until my friends and I heard the news. On that warm spring Monday, the Ohio National Guard had opened fire on an ...