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Think History

Think History: The Ku Klux Klan in Kentucky

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Published November 8, 2021 at 7:00 AM EST

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about the Ku Klux Klan in Kentucky.

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