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  2. Kanawha County Textbook War - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Morris' Company of Rangers - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Category:Textbook controversies - Wikipedia

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    Kanawha County Textbook War; Karnataka textbook controversy; Korean history textbook controversies; L. Lies My Teacher Told Me; M. Mississippi: Conflict & Change;

  5. Kanawha County, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Kanawha County (/ k ə ˈ n ɔː ə / kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, [1] making it West Virginia's most populous county. [2] The county seat is Charleston, [3] which is also the state capital and most populous city. Kanawha County is part of the Charleston, WV ...

  6. Connaught Marshner - Wikipedia

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    Marshner was one of the leaders of the Kanawha County textbook controversy in 1974. At the time, she was education director at The Heritage Foundation and a speechwriter for conservative Republican congressmen, including Phil Crane. She organized a series of "Citizens' Workshops" to defend the rights of parents to select their own textbooks and ...

  7. Category : Kanawha County, West Virginia, in the American ...

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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 .

  8. John E. Kenna - Wikipedia

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    Kenna was born in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia, near the city of St. Albans) and lived his early life at Upper Falls, where his father was lockmaster and owned a sawmill. [1] He had little education, and at the age of 16 he served in the "Iron Brigade" with General Joseph O. Shelby in the Confederate States Army and was wounded.

  9. Category:1974 in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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