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Kanawha County became the center of national news as the protests turned violent. In October, frustrated by no progress, some angry anti-textbook protesters tried to close schools by force, including Midway Elementary (pictured). Several schools were damaged by explosives like dynamite and Molotov cocktails. At one point, 15 sticks of dynamite went off near a gas meter at the Board of Education offices right after a meeting, but luckily no one was hurt.