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Johnny Cash's First Wife Vivian Endured Racism, Infidelity, And Excommunication

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Johnny Cash's First Wife Vivian Endured Racism, Infidelity, And Excommunication
Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Cash met at a skating tournament in 1951. The two dated for a few weeks before Johnny was sent to Germany with the US Air Force, but they wrote letters back and forth and got married when he returned in 1954.

Unfortunately, their marriage ended 12 years later in 1966, when Vivian filed for divorce, citing her husband's infidelity and drug use as the reasons why.Vivian Cash faced a lot of obstacles before, during, and after her marriage to Johnny Cash. When a photo of her was published in 1965, her husband's fans perceived her as Black and were outraged. The pair were struggling with their marriage at the time, and Johnny canceled a series of concerts following the public outcry.
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