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Press Release – New York Area

March 31, 2021 Ken Johnston

Walking Artist Reaches New York Following the Underground Railroad Retracing the Footsteps of Harriet Tubman Contact: Ken Johnston (413) 244-6766…

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Blogging Malaise

March 21, 2021 Ken Johnston

It has been one year since I last penned a blog post. Since then I’ve been asked on occasion why…

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Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum

March 20, 2021 Ken Johnston

After completing our Newtown to New Hope walk in mid-January, Jon, Keir and I began preparing for the next leg…

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Mid-Atlantic: Cities & Townships Along the Underground Railroad I Have Walked Through

January 28, 2021 Ken Johnston

Here’s a listing of the counties, cities, and township that I have walked through between 2019 and 2021 that played…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Murals, Townships, Underground Railroad

Map: Philadelphia to New York, Underground Railroad

January 24, 2021 Ken Johnston

This is the current trek that my brother Keir and I are following to the Harriet Tubman Memorial in Harlem,…

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Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum

Ken Johnston

This Sunday I will continue my Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad journey into the former slave state of New Jersey. Surprised,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: African American Museum, Museum, New Jersey

Paul Robeson Remembered

January 25, 2020 Ken Johnston

“To be free . . . to walk the good American earth as equal citizens, to live without fear, to…

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Harriet Tubman’s Flight to Freedom

January 14, 2020 Ken Johnston

by Dr. Kate Clifford Larson, author of Bound for the Promised Land http://harriettubmanbiography.com/harriet-tubman-s-flight-to-freedom.html

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Next Station – Dover

January 12, 2020 Ken Johnston

Three miles to go to the next Underground station, 80-miles to the Philadelphia station.

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, Kent County, Delaware

Samuel D. Burris

Ken Johnston

Samuel Burris, a free African American dedicated his life to helping enslaved people reach freedom. Tried and convicted for his…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, Kent County, Delaware

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