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Harold Carpenter Oral History

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Carpenter, Harold

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In 1970, Harold Carpenter was a high school teacher at Kent State's laboratory school, called the University School, on the Kent campus. He taught history and social studies. In this vivid and detailed oral history, he discusses his life as a teacher, working with Kent State students observing his classes, the mood on campus in the late Sixties, the "town vs. gown" division in the city of Kent, the mood and attitudes of his neighbors, and events that took place in his neighborhood in Kent. He also relates his eyewitness account of the May 4, 1970, shootings and discusses several aspects of the aftermath.
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