Memorializing the Right to Free Speech: Hess v. Indiana and the IU Bicentennial

Abstract

On May 13, 1970, a large group of IU students blocked traffic near Bryan Hall on the Bloomington campus in response to the Kent State Massacre that occurred nine days before, on May 4th, and in continued protest of the Vietnam War. Local law enforcement arrived on scene to disperse the protesters. That’s when Greg Hess, an IU junior, was arrested.