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Columbus Kentucky, a river-worn town and its black past
The piece portrays Columbus Kentucky as a faded trading point washed by 1927 floods and divided by race. It notes Black communities on the swamp and cliffs, a state park rise, and a shift from cotton to soybeans. It recounts out-migration, welfare reliance, annual Black reunions, and a veteran community organizer’s reflections on poverty and federal programs.
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Kentucky
Iga Valley
Red Cross
Ole Muddy
U.S. Grant
Cleveland
Erie
Mississippi
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Brooklyn
Somerset
New York
Wyoming
Maine
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington