Kent State University May 4 Memorial
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The Kent State University May 4 Memorial is a commemorative site on the Kent State campus honoring the four students killed and others affected during the 1970 Kent State shootings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kent State University May 4 Memorial canonical | 4 |
| May 4 Memorial | 3 |
| Kent State Shootings Site | 1 |
| Kent State University May 4 site | 1 |
| Kent State University memorials | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5703901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kent State University May 4 Memorial Context triple: [Kent State shootings, memorial, Kent State University May 4 Memorial]
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A.
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, known for its diverse academic programs and its prominent role in U.S. history following the 1970 campus shootings.
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B.
Kent State
Kent State is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, known for its diverse academic programs and significant role in American social and political history.
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C.
Kent State shootings
The Kent State shootings were a 1970 incident in which National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine others.
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D.
Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is the administrative unit that oversees and manages the university’s varsity sports programs and athletic operations.
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E.
Ohio State University arts district
The Ohio State University arts district is a dedicated campus area that brings together the university’s major arts venues, academic programs, and creative spaces into a centralized cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kent State University May 4 Memorial Target entity description: The Kent State University May 4 Memorial is a commemorative site on the Kent State campus honoring the four students killed and others affected during the 1970 Kent State shootings.
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A.
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, known for its diverse academic programs and its prominent role in U.S. history following the 1970 campus shootings.
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B.
Kent State
Kent State is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, known for its diverse academic programs and significant role in American social and political history.
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C.
Kent State shootings
The Kent State shootings were a 1970 incident in which National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine others.
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D.
Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is the administrative unit that oversees and manages the university’s varsity sports programs and athletic operations.
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E.
Ohio State University arts district
The Ohio State University arts district is a dedicated campus area that brings together the university’s major arts venues, academic programs, and creative spaces into a centralized cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial
ⓘ
outdoor monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
May 4 Memorial
ⓘ
linked to:
Kent State University May 4 Memorial
|
| category |
Kent State University campus
ⓘ
Memorials to victims of violence in the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Ohio ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Kent State shootings
ⓘ
May 4, 1970 ⓘ four students killed on May 4, 1970 ⓘ others affected by the Kent State shootings ⓘ students wounded on May 4, 1970 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEventCommemorated | 1970-05-04 ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commemoration
ⓘ
education ⓘ public reflection ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType | historic site of political violence ⓘ |
| hasName | Kent State University May 4 Memorial ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | campus memorial ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civil protest
ⓘ
peace ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kent State University
ⓘ
Kent, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Kent State University campus
ⓘ
linked to:
Kent State University
|
| memorialFor |
Allison Krause
ⓘ
Jeffrey Miller ⓘ Sandra Scheuer ⓘ William Knox Schroeder ⓘ |
| memorialType | shooting victims memorial ⓘ |
| operator | Kent State University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Kent State University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kent State University May 4 site
ⓘ
linked to:
Kent State University May 4 Memorial
|
| relatedEvent | Vietnam War protests in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ohio National Guard ⓘ |
| subjectOf | remembrance of anti–Vietnam War protest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kent State University May 4 Memorial Description of subject: The Kent State University May 4 Memorial is a commemorative site on the Kent State campus honoring the four students killed and others affected during the 1970 Kent State shootings.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kent State University May 4 Memorial
linked to: Kent State University May 4 Memorial
linked to: Kent State University May 4 Memorial
linked to: Kent State University May 4 Memorial
linked to: Kent State University May 4 Memorial
linked to: Kent State University May 4 Memorial