Fire in the Heartland: Kent State, May 4, and Student Protest in America

May. 05,2017

Rating：

8.4

Genre：

History Documentary

Keywords：

Student Protest Anti War Protest Student Activism

Trailer Synopsis Cast

This is the story of Kent State University students who stood up to question racism, violence against protesters, and the long American involvement in the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot thirteen of them, killed four, and all were forever changed.

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