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This file concerns the May 1970 Kent State University unrest, including the burning of the campus ROTC building and the May 4 shooting in which Ohio National Guard troops killed four students and wounded others. The FBI opened an investigation after the Department of Justice requested inquiries into possible sabotage, sedition, civil rights, and federally protected activities violations. The released records shown here include headquarters memoranda, teletypes, and instructions to the Cleveland field office dated in early May 1970. They show the Bureau coordinating an urgent investigation of the ROTC fire bombing and the broader campus disturbances while reporting to Justice Department officials.

FBI file number: 98-46479 | Documents span: 1970 | Released in 8 parts
Names in this file: C. D. Brennan, W. C. Sullivan, A. Rosen, C. H. DeLoach
Subjects: Kent State University, campus unrest, ROTC building fire, civil rights, sabotage, Ohio National Guard