40 Years Ago: Police Kill Two Students at Jackson State in Mississippi

Four decades ago, on May 4, 1970, four students were killed at Kent State University when National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an on-campus antiwar rally. The killings received national media attention and are still remembered forty years later across the country. But the media has largely forgotten what happened just ten days after the Kent State shootings. On May 14, 1970, local and state police opened fire on a group of students at the predominantly black Jackson State College in Mississippi. In a twenty-eight-second barrage of gunfire, police fired hundreds of rounds into the crowd. Two were killed and a dozen injured. We speak with Gene Young, a former student at Jackson State who witnessed the shooting.

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[looolz26]

duude that black guy has the most bad ass voice ever!

[PaulLeary]

Thanks for posting -- Democracy Now is a superb show!

[DeathlyHurtt]

Lets make a TV show called loses ur rights! Maybe American will wake up then!

[rebelmars]

I remember both: I was 8. In my family and city, the two school shootings were always spoken of hand-in-hand. My city was connected to the grassroots movements, we had groups like the Panthers and the Muslims, we had radical and outspoken local politicians, we had many colleges as well -- and this all contributes to a population that infuses current events and the news throughout the popular culture. The news was conversation at every event, record shop, barber shop + grocery store.

[GuinnevereB]

I never took part in any protests, but this video brought back vividly the memories of deep unrest in the country. And it's true, the MSM almost completely ignored the Jackson State murders. I heard about the killings because I was a university student and the news spread through the student / teacher grapevine from school to school, black and white.

Gene Young has a very impressive speaking voice, BTW. My father was a deepish baritone, but Mr. Young;s voice is basso-profundo!

[globe255]

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[882me]

I was 19, on the west coast, on May 4th 1970 and I heard of these deaths at Jackson State. Maybe it was because of the people I knew or the neighborhood I lived in, but it wasn't because of the local newspapers.

Three years later I met someone who had been at Kent State. We spoke of the shootings there and of this incident. He was aware of this and was frighten by any National Guard presence.

[drakewingfire]

Hmm I wonder how close we are to another one of these events?

Pressure is getting more intense, people are losing jobs, starting to see more and more protests popping up slowly.. I think its only a matter of time sadly, hell look at that foreclosure story, they sent in a freaking SWAT team. So who knows how long till history repeats itself.

[Mintsauce27]

You are free to do as we tell you...You are free to do as we tell you...You are free to do as we tell you.

Copyright - Bill Hicks 1993

[muratshawn]

only in a civilized country like america is police allowed to shoot at a crowed that protest lol.....wow.....this is the same country who condemns violence in other countries lol

[KlipKultur4]

Today is a sad day. I love that show. So professionnal. Thanks M.M.