From the book – Beyond the Classroom
CHAPTER FOUR
Kent State May 1970
“History can be found in textbooks, but it lives in the first-hand stories of those who experienced it. When experiences are shared from one generation to the next, they resonate with the convictions and questions of the storyteller. The facial expression, the body language, the projection of the voice, and the look in the eye of the speaker—these are the cues, which form bonds between the speaker and the audience, and bring history into the present.”
Alan Canfora (shooting victim on May 4) at Brattleboro Union High School in 1988 –“The brazen young man with a black flag. That man was me. Because I was very visible, very vocal, very active at the National Guard, they shot at me intentionally. I think they also shot at perhaps half of the victims on purpose. I think the other half were random victims of the 67 bullets that were raining down.”
