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Author: ken

Carbon Hill, AL

March 16, 2018 ken

Carbon Hill is an old mining town where people used to make a living off of digging for coal in…

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Posted in: People, Thank You Filed under: Alabama, Carbon Hill, Coal town

200 Mile Mark

March 15, 2018 ken

I reached the 200th mile mark of my Walk to Freedom journey this morning. Here’s a brief video fragment describing…

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Lunch Bag

ken

I think this is so cute. My host family, Brian and Myriam Atkins, from last night prepared me a brown…

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Posted in: Photographs, Thank You

Alpha Phi Alpha

March 14, 2018 ken

Of the many people who have helped me on my journey, I am deeply grateful to my fraternity brothers of…

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Posted in: People, Photographs Filed under: Alpha Phi Alpha

Mile Marker: First sign for Memphis

March 13, 2018 ken

Saw the first sign today for Memphis – 230 miles to go – I can do this.

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Posted in: mile marker, Photographs Filed under: sign post

Rain Delay

March 12, 2018 ken

With rainstorms in Birmingham threatening to become the next Nor’easter to hit New England, I’ve decided to rest up another…

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Posted in: Photographs, Uncategorized Filed under: Eddie Kendrick, Soul Music, Temptations

Tweet: Nat Civil Rights Museum

March 10, 2018 ken

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Posted in: Tweet Filed under: National Civil Rights Museum, tweet, Twitter

A tender moment

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Yesterday after I arrived at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, I met a really nice reporter from the local CBS…

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Posted in: Media Interview Filed under: Birmingham

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

March 8, 2018 ken

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Posted in: Photographs Filed under: Birmingham, Sixteenth Baptist Church

Birmingham Sign Post

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Posted in: Media Interview, Photographs Filed under: Birmingham Sign Post, NBC 13

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