Episode 228: Color Blind | Sheriff Joseph Shipp

The Muck Podcast

19-06-2024 • 48 Min.

Tina and Hillary cover Chattanooga Sheriff Joseph Shipp. In 1906, Sheriff Joseph Shipp served over the St. Elmo District of Chattanooga, TN. BUT when an innocent man is lynched, the sheriff has to answer for his role in the horrific event. Sources Tina's Story AP Photo of victim uncovered 112 years after bridge lynching (https://apnews.com/article/206d89b9d57b43bb91feeefab2436aef)--by Rosanna Hughes Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp 1904-1908 (https://www.hcsheriff.gov/gen_info/past_sheriffs/joseph_shipp.php) The New York Times An Inspiring Act of Racial Healing in Chattanooga (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/opinion/supreme-court-lynching-chattanooga.html)--by Peter Canellos UMKC Famous Trials Sheriff Shipp Trial (1907-09) (https://www.famous-trials.com/sheriffshipp) Wikipedia Lynching of Ed Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Ed_Johnson) United States v. Ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Shipp) Photos Sheriff Joseph Shipp (https://www.famous-trials.com/images/ftrials/SheriffShipp/img/SHIPP.jpg)--via UMKC Famous Trials Ed Johnson (https://www.famous-trials.com/images/ftrials/SheriffShipp/img/EdJohnsonphoto.jpg)--via UMKC Famous Trials St. Elmo Street Station (https://www.famous-trials.com/images/ftrials/SheriffShipp/img/STELMO.jpg)--via UMKC Famous Trials