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Think History

A Moment In Kentucky History: Newton Bush

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published September 25, 2019 at 7:00 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about Newton Bush, escaped slave and Union soldier.

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