As part of Black History Month, on Thursday, February 26th, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center will be presenting an event that reflects, remembers, and honors the lives lost to Chattanooga’s racial terror lynchings that happened in Hamilton County between 1877 and 1950.
The event is titled “Unveiling the Past: Chattanooga’s Lynchings” and will begin on the lawn of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center with an unveiling of a new historical marker that is meant to honor and remember the lives affected by lynchings in the city.
Following the unveiling of the new historical marker, there will be a reception and a fireside chat with local historians about the history of documented lynchings and the ongoing work being put into preserving these stories and their impact on the community.
The event is free to the public with registration required and is an incredible opportunity to honor those lynched and the lives impacted by these horrific lynchings while fostering a community that is steeped in honest reflection of our city’s racial animus and history…