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First picture shared

February 27, 2022 Ken Johnston

Here’s the first picture shared from last night’s Frankford Underground Railroad Lantern Parade. It was lovely seeing the lantern lights…

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Posted in: Lanterns, Parades, Philadelphia, Photographs, Underground Railroad, Walking

Recycled materials & tools to make a homemade lantern

February 19, 2022 Ken Johnston

During the time of slavery in the United States, the Underground Railroad was a complex web of land, sea, and…

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Posted in: Art, Lantern Making Workshop Filed under: Lanterns, Plastic 2 Liter Soda Bottle, Recycled material

Freedom on the Delaware River: The Maritime Underground Railroad

February 13, 2022 Ken Johnston

Join me for an online Zoom presentation at 7:00 p.m., Thursday February 17, as I talk about my experience retracing…

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Posted in: Lantern Making Workshop, Online Presentation

Christmas Eve Escape News Story

January 3, 2022 Ken Johnston

Here’s a recent news story about the Christmas Eve Escape from Poplar Neck, Maryland that I co-led with Linda Harris,…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

Walking

Ken Johnston

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway…

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Posted in: Quote, Walking

Second Annual Christmas Eve Escape

December 23, 2021 Ken Johnston

This Christmas Eve I will be returning to the Cambridge, Maryland area to co-lead a 3-mile remembrance walk honoring Harriet…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad, Walking
Poplar Neck

Return to Poplar Neck

Ken Johnston

I was back out on the banks of the Choptank River Tuesday afternoon preparing for the Second Annual Harriet Tubman…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

Black Joy

November 25, 2021 Ken Johnston

Yesterday was a day of Black Joy for me as I remembered the 41 abolitionist farmers from Christiana, Pennsylvania who…

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Posted in: Christiana Resistance, Philadelphia

Mark Your Freedom Calendar

September 13, 2021 Ken Johnston

Mark your Freedom calendar for this wonderful upcoming Lantern Parade and Workshop I will be organizing for the Harriet Tubman…

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Posted in: Kennett Square, Lantern Making Workshop

Christiana Resistance Celebration Photos

Ken Johnston

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Posted in: Christiana Resistance, Lancaster County, Underground Railroad

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