Civic Engagement and Practical Applications of Creativity

By Jane_Crowther

  • Cleveland Municipal School District Founded

    Cleveland Municipal School District Founded

  • National Civic League Founded

    American nonpartisan, non-profit organization founded in 1894, formerly “National Municipal League” until 1937.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    U.S. Supreme Court creates “separate but equal” doctrine, declaring that racial segregation was constitutional. Black children were segregated into overcrowded and unsafe school buildings, inaccessible by public transportation.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art Founded

    Cleveland Museum of Art Founded

    Cleveland Museum of Art Founded, University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland Play House Founded

    Cleveland Play House Founded

    Cleveland Play House founded as the longest-running professional theatre in the United States.

  • NAACP Mounts Legal Challenge to “Separate but Equal”

    NAACP Mounts Legal Challenge to “Separate but Equal”

  • British Artist Adrian Hill Coins Phrase “Art Therapy”

    British Artist Adrian Hill coins prize hrase “Art Therapy”.

  • Segregation in Cleveland Public Schools

    The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that separating students in public schools on the basis of race is unconstitutional.

  • Civic Engagement Activation

    Civic engagement movements were encouraged to actively engage with communities and promote democracy.
  • MLK Jr. Writes Letter from Birmingham Jail

    MLK Jr. Writes Letter from Birmingham Jail

    MLK Jr. writes a letter from Birmingham Jail following arrest for protest, describing potential for nonviolent action through creativity.

  • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Established in Congress

    National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) established in Congress.
  • ArtsFund Founded

    ArtsFund Founded

    Robust sector of arts founded to contribute to health and wellness of communities.

  • Federal Court Finds Cleveland Schools Guilty of Segregation

    U.S. District Court Judge Frank Battisti declares “unconstitutional segregation” of Cleveland public schools.
  • Cleveland School of the Arts Opens

    Cleveland School of the Arts Opens

    Cleveland School of the Arts opens as a premiere magnet school in Ohio.

  • President Bill Clinton Signs National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993

    President Bill Clinton Signs National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, prompting AmeriCorps to expand opportunities for Americans to serve communities.

  • Gloria Larson-Billings Publishes “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children”.

    Gloria Larson-Billings Publishes “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children”.
  • Beck Center’s Creative Arts Therapies Program Founded

    Beck Center’s Creative Arts Therapies Program Founded

    Beck Center’s Creative Arts Therapies Program is founded as the first arts and community-based program in Ohio.

  • Cleveland Scholarship Program Launched

    Cleveland Scholarship Program opens new opportunities for students in areas affected by social determinants of health in Cleveland.

  • Introduction of Charter Schools in Ohio

    Ohio legislature allows “community schools”, or charter schools, to open in eight urban districts.

  • CMSD Opens Enrollment for All Students

    CMSD Launches School Choice Portal

  • Grice Corp, LLC Founded

    Grice Corp, LLC founded following Covid-19 pandemic

  • We Are One Community Founded

    We Are One Community, Cleveland Coalition, Youth Violence Prevention in Cleveland

  • $8 Million Awarded to Assistance for Arts Education (AAE)

    $8 Million Awarded to Assistance for Arts Education (AAE)