The War on Poverty was declared 54 years ago in Inez, Kentucky. The town is now the center of an ongoing water crisis.
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The War On Poverty Continues
President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty more than five decades ago, yet the very town he made this promise in still struggles.
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