Coronavirus Special Report: How one rural town in Georgia is coping with COVID-19

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell

Posted April 24, 2020 at 11:25am

Today, a conversation with CQ Roll Call’s Clyde McGrady on his hometown — a small, predominantly African American rural town in Georgia — and how COVID-19 is taking its toll there.

Show Notes:

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