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Black Heritage Trails – Harpers Ferry, Frederick, and Hagerstown

May 14, 2023 Ken Johnston

As I prepare for my “We Still Here!” Walk to Freedom from Harpers Ferry to Gettysburg, I discovered several websites…

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Posted in: Frederick, Hagerstown, Harpers Ferry, Walking

“We Still Here!” Press Release

May 11, 2023 Ken Johnston

May 11, 2023 Walk to Freedom – “We Still Here,” A Walking Meditation from Harpers Ferry to Gettysburg on Black Americans’ Raised Voices…

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Posted in: Uncategorized

We Still Here!

May 9, 2023 Ken Johnston

For the first time, I’ve actually given a title to an upcoming walk.  I knew I wanted the walk from…

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Posted in: Murals, Philadelphia

New Walk to Freedom Fundraiser

April 26, 2023 Ken Johnston

Dear Friends, During the past five years, I have traced the footsteps of 19th Century Freedom Seekers by walking across…

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Posted in: Frederick, Fundraiser, Gettysburg, Hagerstown

Harpers Ferry Walk to Freedom

April 20, 2023 Ken Johnston

In one week I plan to hit the road again for a short 80 plus-mile, four county, journey from Harpers…

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Posted in: Harpers Ferry

The Equal Justice Initiative – Transatlantic Slave Trade Report

January 28, 2023 Ken Johnston

The Equal Justice Initiative has released a new report on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The overview to the report states:…

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Posted in: Cross Culture, Transatlantic Slave Trade Filed under: Transatlantic Slave Trade

Quote: Arturo Schomburg

January 26, 2023 Ken Johnston

I came across this picture today of Arturo Schomburg in my photo library. It was taken in Auburn, New York…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, New York, People, Puerto Rico

Exhibit: Chronicling Resistance

January 7, 2023 Ken Johnston

In late spring of 2022, shortly after I completed a walk across Southern New Jersey following the Underground Railroad from…

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Posted in: Chronicling Resistance

Media Interview: Lurie Daniel Favors – Urban View Show

Ken Johnston

Shortly before Christmas I was interviewed by Lurie Daniel Favors on SiriusXM’s Urban View channel 126. Ms. Favors is a…

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Posted in: Media Interview, New York, Walking

Remembering Nana Harriet’s Rescue

December 26, 2022 Ken Johnston

Last Saturday, December 24, 2022, five brave souls rendezvoused with Linda Harris and I in Preston, Maryland, on the grounds…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Resistance, Underground Railroad, Walking

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