... outlet for their energies in Kent's developing counterculture arena. The city's proximity to the Ohio Turnpike and other major highways made it a convenient way-station from points east to Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago. Throughout the 1960s the fame of Kent's bar and musical scene spread throughout the Midwest, making the city a magnet for student revelers, teenage runaways, and activists. The city ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... destroyed. Angered by what they considered slow and uneven progress after decades of social neglect and discrimination, and at times spurred by militants, blacks resorted to violence in -Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Newark, and scores ofothercommunities. In April 1968, a downtown section of the nation's capital was racked by burning, rioting, and looting in an emotion-charged response to the assassination of Martin ... ...

• Word Count: 1693
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... outlet for their energies in Kent's developing counterculture arena. The city's proximity to the Ohio Turnpike and other major highways made it a convenient way-station from points east to Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago. Throughout the 1960s the fame of Kent's bar and musical scene spread throughout the Midwest, making the city a magnet for student revelers, teenage runaways, and activists. The city ... ...

• Word Count: 1345
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate