Facebook Twitter Pinterest The man wearing a Johnny Cash T-shirt during the protests in Charlottesville. Photograph: Fox NewsIn an open letter posted to Facebook, Cash’s daughter, musician Rosanne Cash, condemned the white supremacists who gathered in Charlottesville, resulting in clashes that saw three killed and dozens injured. The letter, which is signed by all five of Cash’s children – Rosanne, Cathy, Tara, Cindy and John Carter Cash – denounces the “self-proclaimed neo-Nazi, spewing hatred and bile” featured in the Fox News footage. It states that he “was a voice for the poor, the struggling and the disenfranchised, and an advocate for the rights of prisoners”. We ask that the Cash name be kept far away from destructive and hateful ideology.”Johnny Cash died aged 71 in 2003.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2017 16:30 UTC