In 1974 an event occurred in West Virginia that has been called the first shot in the cultural war (http://insectman.us/testimony/text-book-war.htm). Bible believing Christians and their conservative allies brought national attention to the influx of anti-Christian and anti-American textbooks into the public schools.
See for yourself the people who protested in Kanawha County (1974).
For more about the true story see the book "Protester Voices--The 1974 Textbook Tea Party" at www.insectman.us.
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