LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A group of young Arkansans are headed to our nation’s Capital with the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission this week for a very special tribute to Arkansas legend, Johnny Cash.
On Tuesday, Washington D.C. and local officials will gather inside the Statuary Hall at The United States Capitol for the official unveiling ceremony of Johnny Cash’ statue.
Arkansas’ Johnny Cash statue on the way to Washington D.C.
Cash’s statue will be the second Arkansas representation in the Hall alongside Daisy Bates.
DuShun Scarbrough, Executive Director of the commission says they took multiple students from Rivercrest, White Hall and Watson Chapel School Districts with them on the trip as part of their 2024 Dream Keepers Tour.
“What better way to recognize and pay tribute to Johnny Cash than to have the band and music department students with us,” Scarbrough said. “Johnny Cash is truly an icon in many ways not only as an humanitarian but as an individual who spoke through his music.”