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A Time To Reflect At Chattanooga’s Ed Johnson Memorial

The Ed Johnson Memorial - in September 2021
The Ed Johnson Project
The Ed Johnson Memorial - in September 2021

This Saturday marks six months since the Ed Johnson Memorial was dedicated near the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga.

On March 19th, 1906, Johnson - a young Black man - was lynched on that bridge.

This Saturday, March 19th, The Ed Johnson Project - which led the community effort to build the memorial - will reflect with a pair of events.

Donivan Brown is chair of The Ed Johnson Project.

The Ed Johnson Memorial - in September 2021
The Ed Johnson Project
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The Ed Johnson Memorial - in September 2021

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