Some stories require a large amount of contextualization. Father Bob Begin’s story of his arrest on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is such a story. There are…
Tag: Protest Voices
Lesson Plan: Catalyst for Activism – Frank's Story
When listening to Chris Morris’s interview of Father Bob Begin, Fr. Begin mentioned a story about one of his prior religion students, Frank. Frank’s experience greatly impacted Fr. Begin and his enthusiasm…
Introducing Archive Materials in the Classroom
Hello! My name is Patrick Basista and I am a senior social studies and history double major with an education minor at Cleveland State University. Join us this summer as we take…
Social Studies @ CSU is hiring!
CSU undergraduates: Interested in working with Social Studies @ CSU and the CPHDH this summer? The CSU Office of Research has generously funded an undergraduate summer research position for 2018! Dr. Rose…
Jose Sola: Guest Post on El Salvador
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dr. José O. Solá, Associate Professor of History at Cleveland State University and member of St. Dominic’s Parish in Shaker Heights. Sola has traveled…
Protest Voices in the Classroom: Anti-War Movement Lesson Plan
The anti-war movement during the course of the Vietnam War impacted American society and attempted to influence US foreign policy in Southeast Asia through various means. The anti-war movement began with mass…
Draft Refusal During Vietnam
Selective Service during the War in Vietnam (The full text of the Selective Service Act, USC 50 Ch. 49 – Military Selective Service can be found here.) The Selective Service Act of…
The InterReligious Task Force of Cleveland and El Salvador
The InterReligious Task Force (IRTF) is a Cleveland-based interfaith group whose mission is to promote peace and human rights in Central America and Colombia. The group was founded after four churchwomen were…
Amanda Gedeon: Summer Research Assistant
Hello! My name is Amanda Gedeon. I’m a film student here at Cleveland State, and I’ll be graduating in 2017 with minors in international film and history. Afterwards, I hope to go…
Naomi Randt: Summer Research Assistant
Greetings! My name is Naomi Randt. I have one more year of studies before I graduate with a double major in History and Social Studies and a Secondary Social Studies teaching license….
