Axell Boomer
Email: aboomer@wisc.edu
My name is Axell Boomer, and I am from South Beloit, Illinois. I am majoring in History and Religious Studies. My primary areas of interest are American Religion, Labor Movements, and Indigenous History. I believe that in learning about the history of nonviolence, modern movements can understand the decades of impactful and inspirational work that they operate as the product of.
Teaching History as an Act of Nonviolent Protest: SNCC’s Freedom Schools and History Curriculum
A Militant Priest’s Nonviolence: Critical Reception of Father Groppi