Today in Peace and Justice history on May 14, 1970

[spazzmann]

Two African-American students were shot to death & 30 others wounded by local police, state troopers & national guardsmen at primarily black Jackson State Univ in Miss. The 2 were watching demonstrators protesting the invasion of Cambodia & racial discrimination here This happened shortly after the shooting of students at Kent State University in Ohio http://bit.ly/15Jgxhr

[treestar]

1. Interesting and I never heard of this before

Yet have heard tons about Kent State. Wonder why that is.

[niyad]

4. two african-american students at a primarily black college, ya think?

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5. Exactly

[upaloopa]

2. If I remember correctly a lot of white people were afraid

of Black militancy. So if Blacks were shot it was justifiable in some white people's mind. It was like it is today with calling Muslems Islamo facists.
At least that is one reason.
Some people back then thought the Kent State shootings were justified.
It was an awful time from '63 to early 80's because of the killings.
Today I turn 67 and I returned from Vietnam in March of 68. It seems like only a short time ago.

JFK RFK MLK Medger Evers Bobby Seal Malcom X the three voter registration workers in Mississippi to name a few
Those were violent times

[niyad]

3. "I wasn't surprised"

Lems Kristin - I Wasn't Surprised


When our towns were in flame and yet we got the blame
I wasn't surprised
When police stormed the streets and no one came to our needs
I wasn't surprised
Well it wasn't our last and it wasn't our first

My people are killed even right in our church
And maybe I'm wise from too many cries
But I wasn't surprised.
When they shot Fred and Mark as they slept in the dark,
I wasn't surprised
When the commission contends it was in "self defense"
I wasn't surprised
Well it wasn't our last and it wasn't our first
My people are killed in their sleep, in the church
And maybe I'm wise from hearing his cries,
But I wasn't surprised.
In a Southern jail cell, a guard gave a girl hell, and
I wasn't surprised
She fought back and defied, became an outlaw statewide
And I wasn't surprised
And I wasn't surprised
Well it wasn't our last and it wasn't our first
My people are killed in the prisons and church
And maybe I'm wise from too many cries
But I wasn't surprised.
Well right down the block, a young boy picked a lock
And I wasn't surprised
The police shot him dead, he was hungry, how he bled!
I wasn't surprised
It wasn't our last and it wasn't our first
My people are killed down the block, in the church
And maybe I'm wise from hearing his cries
But I wasn't surprised.
When they shot down my son, nothing wrong had he done
I wasn't surprised
He was walking to class 'cross the Jackson State grass
And I wasn't surprised
Well it wasn't our first and it wasn't our last
My family is killed even crossing the grass
And maybe I'm wise from hearing his cries
But I wasn't surprised.
I've seen your children fall and I grieve for you all,
But I wasn't surprised
I have known all along that they're mean and they're strong
So don't be surpriseed
Well it wasn't your last, it was only your first
The day will come round that they'll kill you in church
And maybe I'm wise from too many lies
But I wasn't surprised.
Well I'm bitter as hell, but one thing I'll tell you
You might be surprised
If we stand side by side to stop this genocide
They will be surprised
For as long as we're silent, as long as we're still
They'll gun us and shun us, you know that they will
So raise your voices high in one unified cry
And we'll see who's surprised!

[Gemini Cat]

6. I remember.

Horrible times.

K and r.

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7. I remember too

Jackson State got so little mention outside of the "hip" media and not enough within it .