By GAGE WILSON For GlasgowNews1 At 84 years old, Rev. Edward McDowell Jr. offered children at the Barren County Family YMCA’s Juneteenth celebration on Friday a rare perspective on American history: his grandmother had been born into slavery. Speaking to a group of children seated on the gym floor, McDowell shared memories of growing up during segregation and witnessing firsthand the racial barriers that shaped much of his early life. Recalling …
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