Talk by Derf Backderf
The May 4 Visitors Center will host a discussion by Derf Backderf, author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic novel “ϲ: Four Dead in Ohio,” on Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. in room 226/226 A, Taylor Hall, ϲ in Kent, Ohio. This event is free and open to the public.
Through his dramatic book, Backderf tells the unforgettable, true story of the May 1970 ϲ shootings that resulted in the death of four students killed by Ohio National Guard troops. He laboriously researched ϲ’s Special Collections and Archives’ May 4 Collection, using sources from oral histories, personal interviews, maps, artifacts and newspaper articles. The book received several accolades, including an Eisner Award for best reality-based work, an Alex Award from the American Library Association and a Ringo Award for high achievement in a comic book. Additionally, it was named “Best Book of the Year” by New York Times, Forbes, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and NPR.