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Quilt: Reflection on Freedom

April 6, 2021 Ken Johnston

After arriving in Wilmington, Delaware on February 8, 2020 I recall all I could think about was reaching the Pennsylvania…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman

Family Friendly Walk

April 5, 2021 Ken Johnston

Dear Friends: This Saturday and Sunday I will be concluding a 265-mile walk to New York City from the Eastern…

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Posted in: New Jersey, New York, Underground Railroad

Perth Amboy Support

Ken Johnston

I’d like to thank Mayor Helmin Caba, the City of Perth Amboy, and its police department for helping me to…

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Posted in: New Jersey, New York, Underground Railroad

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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