A statue of the late singer-songwriter Johnny Cash was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol, with congressional leaders, Arkansas lawmakers, and the Cash family attending the event.
A statue of the late singer-songwriter Johnny Cash was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, the unlikeliest of venues. Congressional leaders, Arkansas lawmakers and members of the Cash family gathered for the unveiling of a bronze statue depicting the "Man in Black."The Cash statue is the second new figure Arkansas has sent to replace two existing images that had represented the state at the U.S. Capitol for more than 100 years.
The two were approved after Arkansas lawmakers debated competing statue ideas ranging from Walmart founder Sam Walton to a Navy SEAL from the state who was killed in Afghanistan. Each state may donate two statues representing notable figures from their history to the Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.Cash was born in Kingsland, a tiny town about 60 miles south of Little Rock. He died in 2003 at age 71.
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