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October 4th, 1965. Memphis Coliseum. Johnny Cash was minutes away from performing for 8,000 fans when venue manager Tom Morrison delivered shocking news: "This is a whites-only venue. We don't allow coloreds in the audience."

Johnny's response stunned everyone: "Then I don't perform."

What happened next wasn't just a canceled concert—it was a civil rights stand that changed the entire music industry. Johnny walked away from $50,000, risked his Southern fanbase, and performed an impromptu concert on the venue steps for an integrated audience under the Memphis stars.

This is the untold story of the night Johnny Cash chose principle over profit and proved that music could be a force for social change in the segregated South.

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