[lbo-talk] [Fwd: Johnny Cash and Southern Post-Reconstruction History]

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Sep 19 07:46:58 PDT 2003


Carrol Cox wrote:


>This post, fwd to the Science-for-the-people list, gives an interesting
>perspective on Cash. I particularly liked the observation on Cash's
>non-romanticization of "farm livin," since 60 years ago I was as anxious
>to get away from midwestern "farm livin" as Cash was from the southern
>version.

Nothing like obituaries and memorials to help you catch up on a life you followed only casually. Bravo reran their Cash bio the other night, where I learned what a friend of American Indians he was. Wonderful guy.

Doug



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