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May 4 Task Force

University Libraries Provides Access to С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ May 4 Shootings Audio Archive

More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ 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 С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ 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 С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Memorial Service in 1971.

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Photo from С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ's May 4 Commemoration in 2015

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ 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.

 

Tags: May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 Task Force, May 4 Visitors Center, College of Arts and Sciences

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