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Even though they weren’t as loud or public, many people in Kanawha County supported the new textbooks. A lot of teachers believed that choosing what to teach and which books to use should be up to educators, not the public. One of the strongest voices in favor of the books was Rev. Jim Lewis (pictured) from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Charleston. He became the main leader and public face of the group that supported keeping the new textbooks.