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Johnny Cash RISKED His Career to Stand Against Racism – His Words STUNNED Them

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Johnny Cash was about to perform his first major arena show, the kind of opportunity that could launch his career to the next level. The day before the concert, organizers pulled him aside with a request that made his jaw tighten: leave The Harmony Sisters, (his Black gospel backup singers), behind. "It would be more appropriate," they said.

Johnny stood up, adjusted his black shirt collar, looked them in the eye, and said five words that ended the conversation: "If they don't come, I don't come..."
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