On Thursday, June 3 at 7 p.m., the Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with Robert Giles, author of When Truth Mattered: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years Later. Guy Raz, host and creator of NPR’s TED Hour notes, “At a time when journalists are under attack from the very highest levels of government, this book is a reminder of why journalism, especially local journalism, is one of the last great guarantors of our democracy.” Giles will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Doug Stanton.

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Bob will be presenting his book, When Truth Mattered, before the Congregational Summer Assembly on Crystal Lake in Frankfort.

The Congregational Summer Assembly was founded over 100 years ago as a Congregational Church Summer Camp for ministers and laymen. While the CSA is no longer directly affiliated with the Congregational Church, it remains a community where generations of families have grown up enjoying the same kinds of summer pleasures from 100 years ago… picnics, sports, the beach, and family-oriented activities.

This appearance by Bob Giles is part of the library’s summer writers series. The event is free to the public. For more information, contact Nancy Giles at 231-421-5609.

When Truth Mattered is the gripping account of the Kent State shootings by Bob Giles, who was a young newspaper editor of the Akron Beacon Journal on the fateful day of May 4, 1970. He takes you inside the turmoil and drama of the newsroom when bullets exploded at Kent State University, leaving four students dead and nine wounded.

Bob will discuss his book at this National Writers Series event.

Guest host: Cynthia Canty

Cynthia Canty was the host of Michigan Radio’s Stateside since the weekday show began in 2012. She retired in December. A lifelong resident of metro Detroit, she was on television and radio in Southeast Michigan since 1979.