Historic Marker in Chattanooga Honors Ed Johnson, Other Lynching Victims
March 03, 2026
March 03, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 3 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 2, 2026, by Azya Thornton:
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Historic Marker in Chattanooga Honors Ed Johnson, Other Lynching Victims
Nearly 120 years after a mob lynched Ed Johnson, he and other lynching victims have been memorialized with a historic marker in front of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
In 1906, Johns . . .
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Historic Marker in Chattanooga Honors Ed Johnson, Other Lynching Victims
Nearly 120 years after a mob lynched Ed Johnson, he and other lynching victims have been memorialized with a historic marker in front of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
In 1906, Johns . . .