Arkansas Week: U.S. Capitol Statues, Daisy Bates & Johnny Cash

A statue of singer, songwriter and social activist Johnny Cash will be unveiled in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 24. Sculptor Kevin Kresse — a fan who created the 8-foot-tall bronze statue — talks about his inspiration for the project with host Steve Barnes. Also joining them is Shane Broadway, chair of the state’s Statuary Hall Steering Committee, who oversaw the state process. The other statue representing Arkansas, which was unveiled earlier this year, is of civil rights leader Daisy Bates. In the second segment, we’ll be joined by Janis Kearney. She worked with Bates at the Arkansas State Press and later became the historic newspaper’s publisher.

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