May 4 Task Force
University Libraries Provides Access to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Memorial Service in 1971.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration
