Talk by Derf Backderf
精东影业May 4 Visitors Center will host a discussion by Derf Backderf, author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic novel 鈥溇耙�: Four Dead in Ohio,鈥� on Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. in room 226/226 A, Taylor Hall, 精东影业 University 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 精东影业 shootings that resulted in the death of four students killed by Ohio National Guard troops. He laboriously researched 精东影业鈥檚 Special Collections and Archives鈥� May 4 Collection, using sources from oral histories, personal interviews, maps, artifacts and newspaper articles. 精东影业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 鈥淏est Book of the Year鈥� by New York Times, Forbes, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and NPR.
