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John Filo, Pulitzer Prize Winner Shares Story of Iconic Photo from Kent State May 4,1970

April 12, 2023 Dr. Gregory Payne
John Filo, Pulitzer Prize Winner Shares Story of Iconic Photo from Kent State May 4,1970
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John Filo, Pulitzer Prize Winner Shares Story of Iconic Photo from Kent State May 4,1970
Apr 12, 2023
Dr. Gregory Payne

An emotional and historic account of a story etched in the souls of many due to John's iconic photo of 14 year old Mary Vecchio over the Body of Jeffery Miller. John re-accounts his steps on Kent State's campus as a student whose iconic photo - one that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize - captures the horror and tragedy of that day. Some would say a photo that helped end the Vietnam war. John shares how the FBI visited his house after he took the photo and the odyssey of getting it published. 

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An emotional and historic account of a story etched in the souls of many due to John's iconic photo of 14 year old Mary Vecchio over the Body of Jeffery Miller. John re-accounts his steps on Kent State's campus as a student whose iconic photo - one that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize - captures the horror and tragedy of that day. Some would say a photo that helped end the Vietnam war. John shares how the FBI visited his house after he took the photo and the odyssey of getting it published.