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What Dolly Parton Meant to the South by Annie Joy Williams
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August 27, 2026
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1:25Now PlayingKim Jao [3:37 PM]
“There was no one who better embodied the warmth and sheer grit of a southern woman” than Dolly Parton, Annie Joy Williams says.
Williams, who grew up four hours from Parton’s hometown, recounts the significance of the singer to the South.
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