Velshi: Music can't save democracy, but it reminds us what fighting back sounds like
MSNBC·2026-01-31 18:58
May 4th, 1970, Kent State University. Students have been protesting the Vietnam War for days. The Ohio National Guard is deployed to the campus at the request of the mayor of Kent, Ohio. The National Guard opens fire on a group of unarmed protesters.28 soldiers fire about 67 rounds in 13 seconds. Four students are killed, nine more are wounded. The country sees this photograph, a young woman kneeling over the body of Kent State student Jeffrey Miller, screaming into history.And then 17 days later, music ans ...