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ED SULLIVAN SECRETLY RECORDED JOHNNY CASH'S BANNED PERFORMANCE - THEN THE GOVERNMENT CAME KNOCKING

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#JohnnyCash #EdSullivan #FolsomPrison #Censorship #MusicHistory October 15, 1969. Ed Sullivan sat in his locked office, his hand resting on a master tape that—according to the United States government—didn't exist.

Three days earlier, the network had ordered all footage of Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison performance to be destroyed. The FBI claimed it was a threat to national security. They said humanizing "murderers and thieves" on national television would spark a revolution. But Ed Sullivan knew better. He knew that what Johnny had captured behind those stone walls was the most honest piece of film in the history of the medium.

This is the story of the greatest act of civil disobedience in television history. As federal agents reportedly made their way to CBS, Ed Sullivan had to decide: follow orders and let history be erased, or risk his career to save the soul of the Man in Black.

IN THIS VIDEO:

The Folsom Incident: Why the 1969 political climate made a prison concert "dangerous" to the status quo.
The Sympathy "Threat": How the FBI argued that humanizing inmates would undermine American Law and Order.
Backstage at the Prison: The terrifying reality of filming 2,000 inmates surrounded by nervous, armed guards.
The Secret Backup: How Ed Sullivan allegedly defied a direct corporate and federal order to destroy the tapes.
Johnny’s Personal Plea: The phone call from Cash that convinced Ed to become an accidental rebel.
The Parking Garage Handover: The spy-movie reality of getting the tape into the hands of a secret archivist.
The 1995 Reveal: What happened when the footage finally saw the light of day 26 years later.

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???? Comment below: If you were in Ed's shoes, would you have risked federal charges to save a piece of music history? Or is some footage truly too "dangerous" for the public?

#JohnnyCash #FolsomPrison #ManInBlack #EdSullivanShow #1960s #TrueStories #Censorship #BehindTheScenes #PrisonReform #OutlawCountry #LegendaryMoments #HistoryTellers #Redemption
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