Riots, shootings, bombings, murder plots. Over school textbooks.
History • February 2011 • Views: 829
A fascinating bit of history that I had absolutely no idea about.
In 1974, new textbooks were being considered for schools in Kanawah County, West Virginia. All Hell broke loose and people went beserk, a few even going so far as to hatch a plot to bomb a car taking kids to school.
There’s a written transcript at the link above, but it doesn’t do justice to the audio. It has to be heard to be believed.