Cambodia Invasion/Kent State Protests

Student march with flag covered coffin in protest of the invasion of Cambodia and the killing of four students at Kent State

Student protesters gathered outside Strong Hall

Student protesters gathered around flagpole

Protester lowers flag to half-mast

Students march with flag covered coffin

A guardsman atop the National Guard Armory watches protesters

Students protest outside the National Guard Armory

Student with sign that reads "U.S. Out of Sotuheast Asia Now! Now!" marches in protest of the Cambodia invasion and Kent State shooting

Students sit in protest of the Vietnam War and Kent State shootings

Students gather around a flag covered coffin and flag at half-mast

Student protesters listen to speaker outside Strong Hall

Student speaker addresses protesters outside of Strong Hall

UDK article from May 5 detailing plan for university wide strike in response to the Kent State killings

On April 30, 1970 hundreds of protests across the county occur, protesting the invasion of Cambodia. Within three days there were strikes in progress at more than 100 colleges and universities. After the Kent State killing of four students, student strikes spread to hundreds of campuses with at least 536 shut down and 51 of those for the remainder of the academic year. At KU a coffin-bearing crowd of 500 marched against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the Kent State massacre on May 5. The following day the KU Administration canceled the ROTC Review for the second year. On May 6 a crowd of 800-1,000 rallied against ROTC on campus, and about 200 re-grouped and damaged the military science building. On May 7 there was a general strike by KU students who planted trees and attended workshops.