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State Dollars Now Back Dolly Parton's Book Program

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Bill of sale for two enslaved women, Nelly and Milley, and their six children
Bill of sale for two enslaved women, Nelly and Milley, and their six children · Thomas N. Clark, American, 1763 - 1847 · Public domain · source

State legislators say they will put public funding behind Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, the children's book program that carries the entertainer's name. It is a notable shift: government money joining a project long carried by the reputation of one Tennessean. The pledge was announced without further detail on size or timeline.

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With reporting from Nashville Banner.

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