Activist petitions to rename historic Walnut Street Bridge in honor of lynching victim Ed Johnson

Activist petitions to rename historic Walnut Street Bridge in honor of lynching victim Ed Johnson

On March 19, 1906, Ed Johnson, a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman, was lynched by a white mob on the bridge.

Push to change Troost’s racially-charged name stalls again, leaving vocal advocates disheartened

Chris Goode stood at the podium Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall, voicing a frustration with the city’s repeated inaction on his proposal to change the name of Troost Avenue — a Kansas City thoroughfare with a legacy rooted in slavery — to Truth Avenue. Ruby Jean’s owner Chris Goode, flanked by fellow Troost Avenue entrepreneurs, voices support for a proposal to rename Troost Avenue as “Truth Avenue” in Kansas City’s council chambers at …