A Moment in Kentucky History: The Origin of the Myth of the Dark and Bloody Ground

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published September 9, 2020 at 8:15 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? the origin of the Myth of the Dark and Bloody Ground.

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