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| On Saturday evening, Kay 2, 1970 ‘students at X State University (KSU) held a rally or demonstration at ‘the Commons at KSU, It started out as a march around th campus, in an effort to. upport, and the rally to place at the Commons. ‘ei: lowed the group ‘aroun thecampus to be certain that no black students became ih volved in this demonstration, he being_a member of the: = Black United Students. When he got back to the Comm “those gathered wére shouting slogans ¢uch three four, we can't win the wart « time, and possibly 9:30 °.M. and :: ie Llked. Taylor Hall area across to Johnson | ted. flares: being thrown at the ROTC Building. It was not burning the time, but the flares made a red glow. ‘Then some of: the students, individually, started breaking windows in ROTC Building and flares were thrown in the windows, a: | , Suddenly the building started to burn. Firemen came,’ an ‘some men from the Sherif£'g © e, with tear gas, when the tear gas was thrown, left to go to the Blac Culture Center. He want Oo De certain that no damage. Gone to this building, as there had been rumors that ‘som these students were going to burn this Black Culture Cen There were lots of rumors going around, one being that a black girl had been bayonetted. These were efforts” _ to get the blacks.to participate: in this demonstratior but the blacks did not ticipate. 9 yo 3%" a . 1"