The Days of May: UNM 1970
New Radio Documentary Revisits the Vietnam Antiwar Movement in New Mexico
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| Photo credit: KUNM |
On April 30, 1970, President
Richard M. Nixon announced the dispatch of U.S. troops to Cambodia,
effectively
escalating the Vietnam War.
The deployment triggered one of the
greatest political crises in the history of the United States, as mass
protests swept hundreds of U.S. college campuses.
Four students were
subsequently killed May 4 by Ohio National Guardsmen
at Kent State University and two more were slain May 14 by police at
Jackson State in Mississippi.
The third most violent repression occurred May 8 at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque,
where members of New Mexico National Guard bayoneted and injured 11 people, including news media personnel.
On the 50th anniversary of these events, KUNM will air a special one-hour documentary that revisits a
critical historical juncture and examines the legacies.
Featuring rare, archival KUNM news stories
that were recorded in May 1970 and blended with the remembrances
of UNM student activists and former news reporters interviewed half a
century later, "The Days of May: UNM 1970,"
includes the voices of student protesters, young KUNM news
reporters of the time, university administrators, National Guard
officers and others. Popular music of the era rounds out the mix.
The Days of May: UNM 1970
Produced by Kent Paterson. Technical assistance by Marty Adams Smith and Ali Liddell.
Sunday, April 26, at 11 a.m. Mountain Standard Time
North-Central New Mexico: KUNM-FM 89.9 FM
or livestream at
https://www.kunm.org
Important Note: Interested persons who cannot listen to the program during its April 26 air date can
hear the program at their convenience for two weeks after April 26 by going to KUNM's two week archive at:
https://www.kunm.org/two-week-
Information: Kent Paterson at kentnews@unm.edu
