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Walk to Freedom South Jersey – Flyer

March 31, 2022 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

Press Release: Walk to Freedom South Jersey

March 30, 2022 Ken Johnston

New Walk to Freedom Journey Retracing Southern   New Jersey’s Underground Railroad Willingboro, NJ – Deborah Price, a volunteer at…

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Posted in: Media

Up the Creek Lantern Parade

March 6, 2022 Ken Johnston

Here’s a short video clip from my recent Up the Creek Lantern Parade that celebrated the Underground Railroad in the…

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Posted in: Lantern Parade, Lanterns, Parades, Philadelphia, Video

Harriet’s Chariot

March 3, 2022 Ken Johnston

“When you start looking for your ancestors, you find out they have been looking for you,” Keith Plessy, Four Hundred…

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Posted in: Underground Railroad, Walking

Sussex Montessori Walk to Freedom

Ken Johnston

Yesterday I traveled to Seaford, Delaware where I met and talked with a group of 64 fourth graders from the…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Kent County, Delaware

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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