Dolly Parton became a country legend, Hollywood star and business mogul. But her compassion for poor families, embrace of Black artists and willingness to confront racism created an unlikely bond that stretched far beyond country music. She grew up poor, one of a dozen children living in a one-room shack in the foothills of Tennessee’s.
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Dolly Parton became a country legend, Hollywood star and business mogul. But her compassion for poor families, embrace of Black artists and willingness to confront racism created an unlikely bond that stretched far beyond country music. She grew up poor, one of a dozen children living in a one-room shack in the foothills of Tennessee’s.
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