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Think History

A Moment in Kentucky History: Louis Brandeis

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Published July 1, 2019 at 12:46 PM EDT

On today's Think History, our daily Kentucky history segment from Kentucky Humanities, Bill Goodman tells us about Louis Brandeis.

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