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The Kanawha County Textbook War, also known as the Kanawha County Textbook Controversy, was a violent school control struggle in the 20th century United States. It led to the largest protests ever in the history of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the shooting of one bystander, and extended school closings. The controversy erupted in 1974 when ...
In 1974, the school became involved in a notable textbook controversy, the so-called "Battle of the Books" . In order to comply with a 1970 mandate to provide multicultural reading material, the board of education for Kanawha County took up a motion to purchase 300 different titles of new language arts textbooks.
Morris' Company of Rangers (1789-1793) also referred to as the "Kanawha County Rangers" was a Ranger Company out of the newly established Kanawha County in 1789. [1] From March to July 1789 the Kanawha County Rangers were under the command of Colonel George Clendenin until Clendenin was named as commander of the county militia by the Governor of Virginia.
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Pages in category "Kanawha County, West Virginia, in the American Civil War" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Location of Kanawha County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kanawha County, West Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...