Uncovering the Role of Slaves in Kentucky’s Bourbon Legacy — BCNN1 WP

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In archives across Kentucky, Erin Wiggins Gilliam is on a search for the faces and names of slaves who worked in America’s first whiskey distilleries. She and others know for a fact that slaves helped create what is now one of the country’s most iconic industries. They’ve seen tax records that list … Continue reading Uncovering the Role of Slaves in Kentucky’s Bourbon Legacy — BCNN1 WP