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We Care Now

  • Education
    1. January 23, 1906
    Will Davis
    This story begins with Ed Johnson being wrongfully accused of Nevada Taylor’s rape in 1906.
  • Education
    2. March 19, 1906
    Will Davis
    This story continues with Ed Johnson’s conviction, the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay of execution and Johnson’s lynching on the Walnut Street Bridge.
  • Education
    3. The Bridge
    Will Davis
    A memorial is being built on Chattanooga’s popular Walnut Street Bridge to honor Ed Johnson. Jerome Meadows is the artist chosen to design it.
  • Education
    4. We’re Together
    Will Davis
    Chattanooga artists and leaders Nicole Coleman, Donivan Brown, and LaFrederick Thirkill, talk about racism and the legacy of Ed Johnson.
  • Education
    5. Reflections
    Will Davis
    The student podcasters of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga reflect on the making of We Care Now. A Podcast for Ed Johnson, and its subject matter.