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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 'Merciless' Magnificat": A Magnificat reflection by Father Johann Roten, S.M., University of Dayton's Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute. The Marian Library/IMRI is the world's largest repository of books, artwork and artifacts devoted to Mary and a pontifical center of research and scholarship. The Magnificat
A group of Texas parents are banding together to push back on book bans in school districts across the state.. The Texas Freedom to Read Project, a coalition of parents from across the state ...
Likewise, the June 19, 1865 order celebrated annually as "Juneteenth" only applied in Texas, not the United States at large. The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified and proclaimed in December 1865, was the article that banned slavery nationwide except as punishment for a crime. [84] [85]
A viral Feb. 1 tweet that garnered at least 16,100 retweets and 65,800 likes by Australian user @AnthCondon said, "Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein ...
The Texas Board of Education approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of the Good ...
Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: "alleges it is child pornography" 1994 22 12 13 It's So Amazing: Robie Harris: Sex education, sexual content 1999 — 37 — Jack: A. M. Homes: LGBT themes and references to divorce and domestic violence 1990 — — 74 Jacob's New Dress: Sarah Hoffman: LGBT ...
The musical interval tritone was not banned by the Catholic Church and was not associated with devils during the Middle Ages. [189] [190] Early medieval music used the tritone in Gregorian chant for certain modes. [191] Guido of Arezzo (c. 991 – c. 1033) was the first theorist to discourage the interval. [191]