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Author: Ken Johnston

Notice of Intention to Organise A Public Procession

February 21, 2019 Ken Johnston

Yesterday I officially filed my “Notice of Intention to Organise a Public Procession” to walk across Northern Ireland. And today…

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Posted in: mile marker, Parades, Thank You

Forest, A Freedom Summer SNCC Volunteer

May 14, 2018 Ken Johnston

I have many wonderful stories to share about people I met on my recent Walk to Freedom, as I meandered…

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Posted in: People Filed under: Inspirational Quotes

Remembering Ida B. Wells

April 27, 2018 Ken Johnston

Ida B. Wells-Barnett is an unsung heroine of the early 20th Century. She was a Civil Rights advocate, journalist and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized

New England Public Radio Interview

Ken Johnston

Now that I’m back in Amherst I am just beginning to catch up on some of the interviews I participated…

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Posted in: Media Interview

Red Clay Road (Autauga Road 100)

March 12, 2018 Ken Johnston

I walked down a beautiful red clay county road recently. The picturesque road was surrounded by privately owned tracts of…

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Posted in: Photographs Filed under: Milbrook, Scenery

Road Side Prayers, A Calling, and A Cross to Bear

March 11, 2018 Ken Johnston

During the past few weeks on the road, I’ve met people who have offered to say a prayer for me…

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Posted in: People, Prayer Filed under: Prayer

Rest & Relaxation

March 9, 2018 Ken Johnston

Since arriving in Birmingham yesterday afternoon, I’ve tried to relax a little. I plan to remain here until Sunday before…

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Posted in: People, Photographs Filed under: Don’s Barbershop, Generosity

MLK50: Gospel Reflections from the Mountaintop

February 23, 2018 Ken Johnston

“Something is happening in Memphis, Something is happening in our world,” Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1965 Those were…

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Posted in: Video Filed under: MLK 50

A Big Shout Out and Thank You

February 22, 2018 Ken Johnston

  I’d like to thank my team for all their help with getting me prepared for this journey. I am…

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Posted in: Thank You

Paul Reitano Photographs

Ken Johnston

A short time after I appeared on WRSI’s Monte Belmont radio program a few weeks ago, I was contacted by…

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Posted in: Photographs

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