Allison Krause (April 23, 1951-May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio when she was killed by Ohio National Guards in the Kent State shootings, while protesting the Vietnam war. The Guardsmen opened fire on a group of unarmed students, killing four of them, at an average distance of about 345 feet. Allison was shot in the back at about 343 feet (105 meters) fatally wounding her. Alison Krauss on the cover of her album Forget About It Alison Krauss (born on July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass singer and fiddle-player. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Kent State University (also known as Kent State or KSU) is an institution of higher learning located in Kent, Ohio, which is about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland, and 12 miles from Akron, Ohio. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... It has been suggested that National Guard Bureau be merged into this article or section. ... Mary Ann Vecchio kneels over the body of Jeffrey Miller The Kent State shootings, also known as May 4 or the Kent State massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4... Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead...

According to Allison's boyfriend, Barry Levine, her shooting was preceded by the pair "watching these men threaten us with their rifles. In response, we cursed them and threw rocks. When they left we followed, all the time screaming and yelling, and then they turned." Some Guardsmen also threw rocks. The rock-throwing, however, was ineffective because the two groups were hundreds of feet apart. Some students then drew closer and hurled rocks from within range of the Guard, who kneeled and aimed their weapons but did not fire. The Guardsmen then retreated to the top of a hill. Suddenly, a group of them simultaneously stopped, turned, took aim and began firing their rifles. Sixty-seven shots were fired in 13 seconds, although other reports say the shooting lasted much longer.

The other three students killed in the shootings were Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder. Mary Ann Vecchio kneels over the body of Jeffrey Miller in this famous photo by John Filo Jeffrey Glenn Miller was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, while protesting the... Sandra Lee Scheuer (pronounced SHAW-yer) (b. ... William Knox Schroeder (July 20, 1950 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970. ...

An FBI study of the event noted, "...Many Guardsmen claim that they felt their lives were in danger from the students for a variety of reasons...because they were 'surrounded'...because a sniper fired at them...stones...the students 'advanced upon them in a threatening manner' [. . .] we have some reason to believe that the claim by the National Guard that their lives were endangered by the students was fabricated subsequent to the event..." The FBI report also noted that "...the Guardsmen were not surrounded ... they could easily have continued going in the direction in which they had been going" [instead of stopping and firing] and that "...no Guardsman claims he was hit with rocks immediately prior to the firing..." Further, "... a chaplain of Troop G spoke with many members of the National Guard and stated that they were unable to explain to him why they fired their weapons."

The shootings led to protests on college campuses throughout the United States, causing hundreds of campuses to close because of both violent and non-violent demonstrations. The Kent State campus remained closed for six weeks. Just five days after the shootings, 100,000 people demonstrated in Washington, D.C. against the war. This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ...

Several studies concluded that Ohio Gov. James Rhodes' actions and words, and his decision to send the Guard, significantly contributed to the Kent State events, which otherwise might have played out not unlike demonstrations then occurring at many other American colleges and universities. James Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 - March 4, 2001) was a Republican politician from Ohio, and as of 2004 one of only three U.S. state governors to be elected to four terms in office. ...

Films

• Allison (dir. Richard Myers, 1971)

Richard Myers (or Richard L. Myers) is an American experimental filmmaker based in northeast Ohio. ...

References

• Krause, Arthur S. (1972). "May 4, 1970." The New York Times, May 4, 1972.
• Krause, Arthur S. (1978). "A Memo to Mr. Nixon." The New York Times, May 7, 1978.

External links

• Allison Krause page from May 4 Archive
• Poem about Allison Krause