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Media Interview: Lurie Daniel Favors – Urban View Show

January 7, 2023 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

Timeline of Ken Johnston’s Civil Rights Walks

December 16, 2022 Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom “Walking for the preservation of our civil rights” Chronology of Ken Johnston’s Civil Rights Walks 2022 7/2022…

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Posted in: Christiana Resistance, Eastern Shore, Maryland, MLK50th, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Underground Railroad, Walking

3rd Annual Walk with Harriet

December 13, 2022 Ken Johnston

This Christmas Eve join the friends of Walk to Freedom and the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center for a…

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Posted in: Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Lanterns, Resistance, Walking

Mississippi John Hurt “You Got to Walk that Lonesome Valley”

November 3, 2022 Ken Johnston

Recently I came across a Twitter post of someone remembering the late, great, Mississippi John Hurt singing “You Got to…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Walking

Crossing Into Canada

October 28, 2022 Ken Johnston

The feeling of Freedom were so many things inside of me at this moment as I crossed into Canada early…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Call of Ancestors, Canada, Freedom, mile marker, New York, Philadelphia, Resistance, Underground Railroad, Walking

Itinerary to Canadian Border

September 4, 2022 Ken Johnston

My itinerary for this week’s Walk to Freedom journey to the Canadian border. 9/04 Lockport/Amherst, 16 mi 9/05 Amherst/Buffalo, 8.2…

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Posted in: mile marker, New York, Underground Railroad, Walking

Podcast Interview: Nutritious Movement

July 25, 2022 ken

Katy Bowman is a movement expert whose work I have followed since 2018 when I discovered her book, Move Your…

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Posted in: Art, Interview, Media Interview, Walking

The First Day

July 15, 2022 Ken Johnston

The first day of my walk is now behind me. The success of it is highlighted by what I was…

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Posted in: New York, Underground Railroad, Walking

Walk to Freedom Announcement

July 12, 2022 Ken Johnston

Dear Friends: I am embarking on a new walking journey that I am super excited and nervous about at the…

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Posted in: Canada, New York, Underground Railroad, Walking

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