Barry Farrell, writing about the August Woodstock phenomenon in 1969, stated that, “The Woodstock festival has already been recorded as a victory for music and peace…” (Life, 1969) This was a different generation. Woodstock represented a rejection ... On July 11, 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (“ Ohio ”) sang, “Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, we're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming; four dead in Ohio .” The Kent State Massacre had occurred May 4, 1970. ...

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