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They confirmed her mother Vivian Liberto's paternal Sicilian ancestry, documented for 300 years in Cefalù, Sicily. Vivian’s grandfather Rosario Liberto arrived in New Orleans in 1895 and migrated to San Antonio, Texas .
During a 2021 appearance on Finding Your Roots, Roseanne Cash learned the truth of her mother Vivian Liberto's Black ancestry and that her dad Johnny Cash had a Black acnestor.
Cash denied his first wife, Vivian, was African American during a 1965 boycott by racists sparked by a photo of them together. The questions about Vivian's ancestry were finally resolved on the...
Rosanne Cash became tearful after learning that her mom, Vivian Liberto Cash, had a Black great-great grandmother who was subjected to a life of slavery.
According to Daily Mail, Vivian Liberto believed herself to be of Sicilian, German and Irish heritage, but was, in fact, descended in part from slaves. The test reportedly revealed that...
DNA test reveals Johnny Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto, who believed she was of Sicilian, German and Irish heritage, was actually descended from a black slave. Vivian Liberto met Johnny...
With her father’s grandparents hailing from Cefalù, Palermo, Sicily and her mother of German / Irish descent – Vivian was often mistaken as being of African-American ethnicity and sadly was subject to much discrimination and abuse (as were many during these times).
Johnny Cash's met his first wife, Vivian Liberto, shortly before he shipped out to Germany with the Air Force. According to SFGate, they exchanged some 10,000 pages of love letters during his enlistment.
Liberto was of Sicilian, German, Irish and African American descent (though her African American ancestry wasn't known until later).
In the image, Vivian, whose father was of Sicilian heritage and whose mother was said to be of German and Irish descent, appeared to be Black. At that time in the eyes of most Americans, you...