Kent State Memorial, 1970, photo 1

This image shows the attendees of a memorial held in honor of the students killed at Kent State and Jackson State College held at Sanford Mall at Appalachian State University (1967-current) on May 12, 1970. Four men can be seen on a platform while one of the speakers stands in front of a podium, addressing the crowd. The memorial was attended by approximately three hundred students and included speeches by Reverends Reggie Smith and Gray Temple. Students can be seen standing or sitting around Sanford Mall, and Welborn Hall, built 1925, and Watauga Hall, built 1929, are visible in the background.

Students

Student Activities

Appalachian State University

News Bureau Negatives, 2006.253, B331-C090, C-75, C34.4.1.3.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1970-05-12

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Photographs

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Appalachian State University

Sanford Mall (n.d.)

Series 2 -- Events

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