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The Textbook Wars Spiral Out of Control (1974)

Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 12:56 p.m.

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It\\u2019s October 19th. This day in 1974, Kanawha County, West Virginia is embroiled in an increasingly violent battle over a slate of new textbooks being added to the local school curriculum. Over the course of a few weeks, there would be shootings, bombings, conspiracies to attack school buses full of children, and more.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why the textbook battle got so out of control, what it says about the rise of backlash politics, and echoes to today\\u2019s violent political discourse.

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