The Ed Johnson Conversations
The Ed Johnson Conversations
Podcast Description
In 1906, Ed Johnson - a young Black man - was falsely accused and wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit here in Chattanooga.His case reached the United States Supreme Court, which issued a stay of execution.But a violent mob took the law into its own hands - and lynched him on the Walnut Street Bridge.From his arrest through his trial to the final moments of his life, Ed Johnson said, again and again: “I am an innocent man.”Scenic Roots bring you a series of conversations with members of The Ed Johnson Project about his story from more than a century ago - and the memorial in this century at the south end of the bridge where his life ended.
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The podcast explores themes of justice, racial inequality, and historical memory, with topics including the wrongful conviction of Ed Johnson, the lynching incident on the Walnut Street Bridge, and the memorial efforts for reconciliation and healing, with specific episodes detailing his trial at the U.S. Supreme Court and the night he was taken by a violent mob.
In 1906, Ed Johnson – a young Black man – was falsely accused and wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit here in Chattanooga.His case reached the United States Supreme Court, which issued a stay of execution.But a violent mob took the law into its own hands – and lynched him on the Walnut Street Bridge.From his arrest through his trial to the final moments of his life, Ed Johnson said, again and again: “I am an innocent man.”Scenic Roots bring you a series of conversations with members of The Ed Johnson Project about his story from more than a century ago – and the memorial in this century at the south end of the bridge where his life ended.
(The Ed Johnson Project)
In this final conversation in our series, Mariann Martin, Eric Atkins and Steve Derthick of The Ed Johnson Project talk about the memorial in this century for remembrance, reconciliation and healing at the south end of Chattanooga’s Walnut St. Bridge.
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