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  1. www.savingcountrymusic.com · the-raised-middleThe Raised Middle Finger: Why It Means More In Country

    Jul 29, 2013 · The Raised Middle Finger: Why It Means More In Country. Trigger History 15 Comments. During Johnny Cash’s legendary concert at San Quentin Prison in 1969, photographer Jim Marshall said to Johnny backstage, “John, let’s do a shot for the warden.”. The result was the photograph above that mostly remained under wraps until 1998.

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  2. countryrebel.com · the-true-story-behind-johnnyThe True Story Behind Johnny Cash’s Middle Finger Photo

    Mar 13, 2024 · Cash was asked by photographer Jim Marshall to express his feelings toward the prison authorities. Marshall requested, “John, Let’s do a shot for the warden.”. To which Cash flipped the camera the bird, becoming one of the most famous photos of its time.

  3. boingboing.net · 2017/09/13 · the-story-behind-mrThe real story behind Mister Rogers' joyful flipping of the bird

    Sep 13, 2017 · The truth is, he did…inadvertently. He was singing "Where is Thumbkin" with children and, when he got to Tall-Man, he proudly displayed his middle fingers…because that's how the song played out.

  4. thehistoryjunkie.com · john-richards-and-the-salemJohn Richards and the Salem Witch Trials - The History Junkie

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    John Richards was born in England and traveled with his parents in 1630 to North America as part of the first major wave of migration to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1644, Richards was enrolled in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, which he would remain involved with for the rest of his life. A resident of Dorchester for most of his l...

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    Governor William Phipsarrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1692 as the Salem Witch Trials were at their climax. Phips was a military man and did not look at the trials favorably but seemed to be reluctant at the beginning to intervene. He created the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer and appointed various judges; one of these judges was John Richards. ...

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    John Richards seemed to be a pious and good man for the community throughout his life. However, his involvement in the Salem Witch Trials will forever tarnish his legacy. His allowance of spectral evidence in the courtroom and the conviction of his neighbors because of that evidence was one of the greatest tragedies in early America. Innocent and m...

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  5. www.avclub.com · middle-finger-johnny-cash-nelsonLook over here, jerks, it's a history of flipping people the bird

    Sep 21, 2022 · Other notable middle finger uses are documented as the video comes to an end, including the infamous Johnny Cash picture (which was directed, apparently, at Folsom Prison’s warden) and Vice ...

  6. www.wideopencountry.com · johnny-cash-middle-fingerWhy Did Johnny Cash Give a Photographer the Middle Finger?

    Mar 17, 2021 · The story goes that during his legendary performance at San Quentin Prison — his second live prison recording after Folsom — music photographer Jim Marshall asked Johnny Cash to take a picture...

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  8. www.snopes.com · fact-check · pluck-yewWhat Is the History of the Middle Finger? | Snopes.com

    Sep 29, 1999 · What Is the History of the Middle Finger? The 'middle finger salute' did not derive from the defiant gestures of English archers whose fingers had been severed at the Battle of Agincourt.