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Think History

A Moment in Kentucky History: Renfro Valley

WEKU | By wendy barnett

Published November 7, 2019 at 5:30 AM EST

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about Renfro Valley.

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