May 4 Commemoration
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, Â鶹ӰԺ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ State 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 Â鶹ӰԺ State Memorial Service in 1971.
Â鶹ӰԺ 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.
