The Kent State Coverup

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Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Author's Note; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Chronology; Cast of Characters; Prologue; Part One: The Long Road to the Cleveland Courthouse; 1. I Get Involved; 2. The Shooting Victims; 3. Kent, Ohio, U.S.A.; 4. Obstacles and Roadblocks; 5. Picking the Jury; 6. Blueprints for a Trial; 7. Opening Statements; Part Two: At Last, Our Day in Court; 8. Friday and Saturday Nights; 9. It Speaks for Itself; 10. The Man Who Shot Joseph Lewis, Jr.; 11. The Steel Helmet; 12. Witch Hunt; 13. The Plaintiffs as Defendants; 14. The Defense's Jugular.;On May 4, 1970, two platoons of Ohio National Guardsmen fired on a crowd of students at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine. Neither the federal government nor the state of Ohio took any responsibility for the guardsmen's actions. Through the account of the subsequent civil trial, we follow the events of that tragic day, as experienced by the victims and their families, and share their frustration as they try to discover the truth. Cover Page Title Page Dedication Author's Note Contents Illustrations Maps Chronology Cast of Characters Prologue Part One: The Long Road to the Cleveland Courthouse 1. I Get Involved 2. The Shooting Victims 3. Kent, Ohio, U.S.A. 4. Obstacles and Roadblocks 5. Picking the Jury 6. Blueprints for a Trial 7. Opening Statements Part Two: At Last, Our Day in Court 8. Friday and Saturday Nights 9. It Speaks for Itself 10. The Man Who Shot Joseph Lewis, Jr. 11. The Steel Helmet 12. Witch Hunt 13. The Plaintiffs as Defendants 14. The Defense's Jugular. 15. The Master of the Rocks16. Practicing on the Practice Field 17. The Adjutant General 18. The Matson-Frisina Letter 19. What Price Power? 20. Absolute Proof in Sight and Sound 21. A Seminar on Crowd Control 22. "All the Rights and Privileges of Students" Part Three: The Case for the Defense 23. The Man in the Gold Coat 24. The Judge Makes a Suggestion Part Four: Summing Up an American Tragedy 25. Rebuttal 26. "Blood on My Hands" 27. Flattery Gets Me Nowhere 28. The Final Say 29. "Fine American Human Beings" Part Five: Verdict 30. "The Gratitude of All the People." 31. The PayoffAcknowledgments Copyright Page.