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Author: Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom This Week

May 10, 2022 Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom South Jersey was on the move yesterday from Mullica Hill to Sewell. Today through Thursday we will…

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Walk to Freedom South Jersey Itinerary

April 26, 2022 Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom Itinerary  Retracing the Southern New Jersey’s Underground Railroad Dear Friends of Freedom, Our walking itinerary was updated…

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Posted in: New Jersey, South New Jersey, Townships, Underground Railroad, Walking

Getting lost on the road with Big Al

Ken Johnston

Here’s a funny video clip of Al and I getting lost on the road last Sunday in Marshalltown. In the…

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Posted in: Friends, Walking

A Stop at a South Jersey Church – A follow up Philadelphia Inquirer story

April 22, 2022 Ken Johnston

A new follow-up story on Walk to Freedom South Jersey was published today on the Philadelphia Inquirer’s website. The story…

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Posted in: Interview, Media, South New Jersey, Walking

New photo gallery images

April 21, 2022 Ken Johnston

During each Walk to Freedom segment walk I usually take between 50-200 photographs. I don’t publish all of them, but…

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Posted in: Photographs, Walking

Highlights of Dennisville to Port Elizabeth Walk to Freedom

April 12, 2022 Ken Johnston

The Walk to Freedom journey last weekend took us from Dennisville to just outside of Millville, New Jersey, about 25…

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Posted in: New Jersey, South New Jersey, Townships, Underground Railroad, Walking

Steal Away, Steal Away; Slavery In New Jersey: A Troubled History

April 9, 2022 Ken Johnston

While in Cape May a few weeks ago at the Harriet Tubman Museum, I was given a fairly new (2019)…

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Posted in: Book, Underground Railroad

Freedom Looks Good On You

April 5, 2022 Ken Johnston

Where are these tears coming from? While driving to Cape May last Saturday afternoon I listened to a song called…

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Posted in: Call of Ancestors, South New Jersey

Sixteen miles in an open boat

March 31, 2022 Ken Johnston

Sixteen miles to freedom across a dark bay  

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Posted in: South New Jersey, Underground Railroad

Walk to Freedom South Jersey – Flyer

Ken Johnston

A new Walk to Freedom journey begins Saturday April 2, in Cape May, New Jersey. Many people are familar with…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, South New Jersey, Underground Railroad

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