A map of the campus
This map, prepared for the Commission on Campus Unrest, shows "the Commons" area on the Kent State Campus, the movement of the National Guardsmen, and the locations...
A mayor's urgent request
On May 2, 1970, the mayor of Kent, Ohio, LeRoy M. Satrom, asked the commander of the Ohio National Guard to provide troops to restore order in the wake of large...
“I, Donald S. Mackenzie . . .”
The Commission on Campus Unrest traveled to Ohio and took testimony from those who witnessed the shooting, including this statement by Donald Mackenzie, one of the...
Practical education
Students conduct physics experiments at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, ca. 1915. The school, the first of the off-reservation...
Remarks on schools
Freedmen’s Bureau agents were required to submit reports on educational efforts in the locations where they were assigned. Reports on schools for Freedmen often...
Stereotyped
Stereotyped because of her last name, Linda Hernandez was placed in a segregated, Spanish-speaking class even though she did not speak Spanish. Her family sued the...
Student information card for Jim Thorpe
This student information card records basic data about a student, Jim Thorpe, who attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The card provides the name of...