As a group , they recorded one hit song in response to political events although they recorded other political songs as solo artists and in various combinations . The song , " Ohio " , was written in response to the deaths of four students at Kent State University . The students were shot by Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-war protest on the campus in May 1970
deaths of four students at Kent State University
Kent State shootings
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