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When Joan Campbell invited the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at her all-white church in the Cleveland suburbs in 1965, she had no idea of the furor it would cause.
Bomb threats were made to her family’s spacious home in Shaker Heights, where Ms. Campbell was a full-time wife and mother. Some members of Heights Christian Church, where she worshiped, refused to let Dr. King cross its threshold.
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“During a visit by King to Cleveland, he met briefly with Rev. Campbell and mentioned offhand that he had never been invited to speak at a mostly White church in the area. She suggested he come to the Heights Christian Church, where she was part of the congregation.”
HUNTING FOR GROWTH IN A SHRINKING CITY
Chapter written by Richey Piiparinen from
Rust Belt Chic,
by Anne Trubek (Editor), Richey Piiparinen (Editor)
The full book is available on Ebay and other retail outlets
Richey Piiparinen passed away in early 2025. This bio is from his obit:
Richey was an accomplished Author, writer and urban affairs researcher. He worked at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University as the Director of Center of Population Dynamics., part of the Levine College of Urban Affairs. Richey recently published a book titles “Octopus Hunting” a book of essays linking the author’s fight for life and a city’s fight for life.
Richey appeared in “The Daily Beast, The Plain Dealer and Huffington Post. His research has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, NPR’s Morning Edition to name a few.
Finding Sustainability: Cleveland (part 1)—from a Forest to a Fire to a Flight
By Richey Piiparinen for Teaching Cleveland (2012)
A pdf version is here
Richey Piiparinen passed away in early 2025. This bio is from his obit:
Richey was an accomplished Author, writer and urban affairs researcher. He worked at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University as the Director of Center of Population Dynamics., part of the Levine College of Urban Affairs. Richey recently published a book titles “Octopus Hunting” a book of essays linking the author’s fight for life and a city’s fight for life.
Richey appeared in “The Daily Beast, The Plain Dealer and Huffington Post. His research has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, NPR’s Morning Edition to name a few.
Sustainability in Northeast Ohio (part 2)
Better than it was, not where it needs to be
by Richey Piiparinen (2016)
for Teaching Cleveland
The link is here
Richey Piiparinen passed away in early 2025. This bio is from his obit:
Richey was an accomplished Author, writer and urban affairs researcher. He worked at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University as the Director of Center of Population Dynamics., part of the Levine College of Urban Affairs. Richey recently published a book titles “Octopus Hunting” a book of essays linking the author’s fight for life and a city’s fight for life.
Richey appeared in “The Daily Beast, The Plain Dealer and Huffington Post. His research has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, NPR’s Morning Edition to name a few.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine announced new social studies initiatives Wednesday, including using history, geography and civics content to teach students reading and writing skills.
“Today, students receive the majority of their Ohio history education in fourth grade,” he said. “Instead, we are going to expose kids to our state’s history in every grade, starting in kindergarten!”
by Laura Hancock
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/03/dewine-wants-to-use-social-studies-to-teach-ohio-kids-to-read-and-write.html
Garrett Morgan’s long road to inventing the modern-day traffic light
by Alanna Marshall
The link is here
Did Playhouse Square’s rescue hinge on a magazine picked up at a barbershop?
by John Vacha, Plain Dealer, February 2, 2025
The renovation of Cleveland’s Playhouse Square traces to the late Ray Shepardson’s casual look for reading material while waiting for a turn in a barber’s chair. But what if the previous patron had walked off with that copy of Life magazine five minutes before Shepardson came in for a haircut? Maybe: No deja vu moment, no renovated State and Ohio theaters, possibly no Playhouse Square. Think about it, writes guest columnist John Vacha, author of “Playhouse Square and the Cleveland Renaissance,” published last year by the Kent State University Press.
by John Vacha
https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/02/did-playhouse-squares-rescue-hinge-on-a-magazine-picked-up-at-a-barbershop-john-vacha.html
Cleveland’s Canine Hero: Celebrating 100 years of Balto’s Legacy
A century after leading the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, the unlikely sled dog hero Balto continues to inspire at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
By Lainey Novak, 1/13/2025
The link is here
A collection of Cleveland History articles written by Michael D. Roberts
Rockefeller’s Right Hand Man: Henry Flagler
https://teachingcleveland.org/rockefellers-right-hand-man-henry-flagler/
The Man Who Saved Cleveland by Michael Roberts and Margaret Gulley
https://teachingcleveland.org/the-man-who-saved-cleveland-by-michael-roberts-and-margaret-gulley/
“The Election That Changed Cleveland Forever” by Michael D. Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/qthe-election-that-changed-cleveland-foreverq-by-michael-d-roberts/
Cleveland in the 1960s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1960s-mike-roberts/
Cleveland in the 1970s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1970s-mike-roberts/
Cleveland in the 1980s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1980s-mike-roberts/
Cleveland in the 1990’s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1990s-mike-roberts/
Rockefeller and his Oil Empire by Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/rockefeller-and-his-oil-empire/
Making of a Mayor
https://teachingcleveland.org/making-of-a-mayor/