War in Kanawha County. School 🏫 Textbook Protest in West ⬅️ Virginia in 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣

✅ In 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣, the Board 🛹 of Education in Kanawha County West ⬅️ Virginia introduced a set 📐 of new 🆕 textbooks into the standard curriculum. These textbooks contained offensive language, compared Bible stories to well-💡 myths ➕ fables, ➕ also, in the opinion of some citizens, lacked the basic ideals of ➡️ ➕ wrong. War in Kanawha County: 🏫 Textbook Protest in ⬅️ Virginia in 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣, 🖋️ by local-businessman-turned-activist Don Means, details the most important incidents surrounding the protest of the controversial textbooks in Kanawha County. This was ❌️ a war fought by armies, but by 👨‍👩‍👦-👨‍👩‍👦 adamant that their children ❌️ be subjected to well-known myths and fables, and also, in the opinion of some citizens, lacked the basic ideals of right and wrong. War in Kanawha County: School Textbook Protest in West Virginia in 1974, written by local-businessman-turned-activist Don Means, details the most important incidents surrounding the protest of the controversial textbooks in Kanawha County. This was not a war fought by armies, but by families-families adamant that their children not be subjected to such offensive materials. The controversies surrounding this war pitted conservatives against liberals in a way the nation had not ❌️ experienced since the days of the Boston Tea 🍵 Party 🎉. This conflict caught the interest of people 👥 across the country, and ➕ even those in foreign countries. Thought 💭 the war has long since ended 🔚 in Kanawha County, the controversial curriculum continues to cause conflict across the country today.

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