Designer Rodney Leon uncovers his collaborative concept with sculptor Ai Qiu Hopen for an Ed Johnson memorial during a presentation of artist designs at Bessie Smith Cultural Center on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three semi-finalist teams presented their designs for the memorial to Johnson, who was lynched from the Walnut Street Bridge by a mob in 1906.
Three semi-finalist teams presented their designs for the Ed Johnson Memorial on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga.
Johnson was lynched from the Walnut Street Bridge by a mob in 1906.
