A recent DNA test has proved that Johnny Cash’s family history is a bit different than originally thought. 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 Liberto’s great-great-grandmother was a Black slave, the outlet reports. The DNA test came from a Feb.
episode of "Finding Your Roots: with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." in which Cash’s daughter, Rosanne delved into her own ancestral background and was surprised to learn that her mother’s great-great-grandmother was Black.
The woman’s name was Sarah Shields and was granted freedom alongside eight of her siblings on account of their father being white.
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