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Allison Beth Krause (/ k r aʊ s /; April 23, 1951 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University and one of four unarmed students shot and killed by soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard in the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings in Kent, Ohio.
The poem "Bullets and Flowers" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko is dedicated to Allison Krause. [151] Krause had participated in the previous days' protest during which she reportedly put a flower in the barrel of a Guardsman's rifle, [151] as had been done at a war protest at The Pentagon in October 1967, and reportedly saying, "Flowers are better than ...
What happened at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, is forever etched in history. ... Allison Krause - 19-year-old honors college student from Pittsburgh, Penn. - chest wound.
Sandra Scheuer was shot in the neck and also died. Two other students were killed in the shootings: Allison Krause and Jeffrey Miller. The shootings led to protests and a national student strike, causing hundreds of campuses to close because of both violent and non-violent demonstrations. The Kent State campus remained closed for six weeks.
Kent State is planning a solemn commemoration Saturday, as it does every May 4, with a gathering at noon on the commons, near where troops killed students Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder in a 13-second volley of rifle and pistol fire.
Saban was 18, a student in one of Allison Krause's classes. Nick Saban, who played safety for Kent State from 1970-72, poses for an undated photo. In an recent interview with The Canton Repository ...
The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. Not all of ...
Three other students were shot and killed at Kent State on the day: Allison Krause, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder; nine others were wounded, including one who was paralyzed for life. These and other shootings led to protests and a national student strike, closing hundreds of campuses. The Kent State campus remained closed for six weeks.