Students Killed at Kent State and Jackson State New Perspectives Poorly understood and historically distorted events at Kent State in April 1970 turned millions against the war. Ohio National Guardsmen killed four students and wounded nine without readily apparent reason. Kent State became another exemplar of how the U.S. government was conducting a uniquely illegal and immoral war in Vietnam and on the very streets of America. The background and context of radical political activities before and after those events may perhaps offer new perspectives. Radical Students for a Democratic Society Were Active at Kent State....