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- Krissa Corbett Cavouras
- Username: kcavouras
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Joined PRX: Jul 11, 2011
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- "The Great Textbook War"
- Summary: In 1974, Kanawha County was the first battleground in the American culture wars. Controversy erupted over newly-adopted school textbooks. School buildings were hit by dynamite and Molotov cocktails, buses were riddled with bullets and surrounding coal mines were shut down by protesting miners. Textbook supporters thought they would introduce students to new ideas about multiculturalism. Opponents felt the books undermined traditional American values. The controversy extended well beyond the Kanawha Valley. The newly-formed Heritage Foundation found a cause to rally an emerging Christian conservative movement. This documentary tells the story of that local confrontation and the effect that it had on the future of American politics.
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great work
Krissa Corbett Cavouras
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 01:36 PM
Such an interesting insight to an episode in American history - and its reverberations in today's political climate. Wonderfully executed!