49 Years After the Kent State Shootings, New Photos Are Revealed

Photography has shaped the American memory of the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings.

The image of a young woman screaming in horror as she crouches beside the body of a classmate has become the defining moment of the day when National Guardsmen shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio.

This year, on the 49th anniversary of the shooting, history's lens has gotten a little wider.

Photography has shaped the American memory of the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings. The image of a young woman screaming in horror as she crouches beside the body of a classmate has become the defining moment of the day when National Guardsmen shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio. This year, on the 49th anniversary of the shooting, history's lens has gotten a little wider.