This article is about the Kent State Massacre victim. For the bluegrass musician, see Alison Krauss.
Allison Krause
Allison Krause, c. 1970
Born
Allison Beth Krause
(1951-04-23)April 23, 1951
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died
May 4, 1970(1970-05-04) (aged 19)
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S. 41°09′00″N81°20′36″W / 41.1501°N 81.3433°W / 41.1501; -81.3433
Cause of death
Gunshot wounds to left arm, chest and stomach[1]
Resting place
Parkway Jewish Center Cemetery, Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°25′20″N79°49′31″W / 40.42230°N 79.82540°W / 40.42230; -79.82540 (approximate)
Nationality
American
Occupation
Student
Known for
Anti-war activism Peace activism Victim of Kent State shootings
Parents
Arthur Selwyn Krause (father)
Doris Lillian (née Levine) Krause (mother)
Allison Beth Krause (/kraʊs/; April 23, 1951 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University and one of four unarmed students shot and killed by soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard in the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings in Kent, Ohio. The shootings occurred as students protested against both the invasion of Cambodia and the National Guard presence on campus.[2]
Krause—an ardent anti-war activist—was shot in the left side of her chest from a distance of approximately 330 feet (101 m).[3] A subsequent autopsy found that a single bullet entered and exited her upper left arm before entering her left lateral chest, fragmenting on impact and causing extensive internal injuries to her chest and stomach. She died from her wounds before reaching hospital.[4]
The day prior to her death, Krause is known to have observed a single lilac within the barrel of the gun of a guardsman upon the campus of Kent State University;[5] upon hearing an officer order the guardsman to remove the flower, she caught the flower as it fell to the ground, stating, "Flowers are better than bullets."[6][7] This quote—inscribed upon Krause's gravestone—has become synonymous with Krause's legacy of peace activism.[8]
^"Senate Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 92nd Congress". July 22, 1971. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^Eszterhas & Roberts 1970, p. 1.
^Jerry M. Lewis; Thomas R. Hensley. "The May 4 Shootings at Kent University: The Search for Historical Accuracy". Kent State University Department of Sociology. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
^"Obituary For Allison Beth Krause". Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^Gordon 1995, p. 28.
^"Kent State Students Talk About Dead". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. May 5, 1970. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^Napsha, Joseph (May 2, 2020). "The Day 'All Hell Broke Loose'; Local Lives Lost, Forever Changed in Kent State Shooting". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^"She Told Guardsmen at Kent State 'Flowers are Better than Bullets!' Then a Bullet Killed Her". Akron Beacon Journal. May 3, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
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