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Will Promise Zones lift Eastern Kentucky out of poverty?
Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson visited Kentucky and declared the War on Poverty, parts of the state continue to struggle economically. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports on how the federal Promise Zones initiative is aiming to change that. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.
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