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The Making Meaning of May 4 web site provides resources for educators to use to

• promote understanding of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ shootings on May 4, 1970,
• enhance humanities education across the disciplines, and
• demonstrate the meaning of May 4 for today.

Explore the site to find

• sample teaching plans developed by sixty-nine K–12 educators from throughout the United States 
• chronologies, maps, teaching handouts
• what happened on May 4—recommended readings and videos
• pointers to & context sources—the sixties, May 4 & Vietnam War literature, oral histories, guardsmen’s accounts, student activism now
• an examination of the place of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ shootings on the arc of American history
• connections among Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ—SC State Univ., Orangeburg—Jackson State
• quick links to
• how to visit the May 4 site, museum, and archives with students
• and more . . .

Hear educators describe available resources for teaching about the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Shootings and how they will make meaning of May 4 with students:

• "I hadn’t anticipated how fantastic the participants’ [teaching] plans would be. I thought I would learn a lot about May 4th that would enhance my teaching and scholarship, but I also got so many ideas from fellow teachers. It was a delightful surprise bonus."
• "I plan to use the details and the ideas of multiple truths, is dissent a crime and archival research into my American Government and Social Revolutions classes. I will also be using the music and poetry lessons . . . I can apply what I learned to other topics."
• "Ironically, it took coming to . . . Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ to learn about the Jackson St. and Orangeburg Massacres. These similar events are less well-known and provide a broader context for the events of May 4."
• "I plan to connect May 4 to my school’s curriculum for historical knowledge as well as to help my students understand the social and relational dynamics of May 4 in relation to current social justice causes in America."
• "Access to first-hand accounts and quality resources will definitely enhance my teaching of this topic."
• "Hearing the personal stories of those who were there on May 4, 1970, was both thought-provoking and heart wrenching."
• "Tremendous content and I will be able to share it with my students and colleagues! It expanded my content for my lessons!"
• "I will take the baton that has been passed to me and ensure that my students learn and continue to ask questions about not just the shootings at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, but all of history. History is never done and the pursuit of "truth" can be complicated."

Understand the past, shape the future. Be the change . . .

Contact Us

330-672-0625
may4neh@kent.edu

404 White Hall
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001