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From Forward Kentucky: Clardy on the Cameron ads

Berry Craig
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Daniel Cameron is angry about the ads, calling them racist. Historian Brian Clardy says the ads are accurate.

By BERRY CRAIG

Murray State University historian Brian Clardy isn’t surprised that Republican Attorney Gen. Daniel Cameron, the guy who wants Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s job, is angry over ads that warn “all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk,” and urge Kentuckians to reelect the incumbent.

“Skinfolk ain’t kinfolk” is based on “All my skinfolk ain’t my kinfolk,” a comment attributed to the late Black writer, anthropologist and filmmaker Zora Neale Hurston.

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