A Remembrance For Ed Johnson At The Walnut St. Bridge

The Ed Johnson Memorial, at night, near the Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga.(Public Art Chattanooga)(Aired Mon 5/19/25)In 1906, a Black man was lynched on the Walnut Street Bridge here in ChattanoogaHis name was Ed Johnson.Today, a memorial to him and his lawyers stands at one end of the bridge - where each year, a remembrance is held on March 19th, the day that Johnson was lynched.Antwon Baldwin, a student in UTC’s Department of Communication and an intern here at WUTC, witnessed this year’s ceremony.