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Looking Back: Walking the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

January 13, 2024 Ken Johnston

Here’s a short video of pictures from my walk across the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in February 2018.…

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Posted in: MLK50th, Selma to Memphis

First Day

January 1, 2024 Ken Johnston

Started out the first day of the year with neighbors in Cobbs Creek Park. Girl Trek, We Walk PHL, Walk…

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Posted in: Freedom, Girl Trek, People, Walk Around Philadelphia, Walking, We Walk PHL

Samuel Hubbard & Family

December 28, 2023 Ken Johnston

This is Mr. Samuel Hubbard. We met on Christmas Eve afternoon for the first time at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery…

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Posted in: Call of Ancestors, Caroline County, Cemetery, Christmas Eve, Descendant, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

Christmas Rescue Journey to Philadelphia

Ken Johnston

Harriet Tubman looked at her nails with a slight displeasure as she rubbed her hands together near the fireplace. She…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Chronicling Resistance, Foot Care, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Philadelphia

Crossing Delaware December 27, 1854

Ken Johnston

On this day in 1854, while crossing Delaware, Harriet Tubman (also known as “Minty”) quietly took a breath after a…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Kent County, Delaware, Prayer, Underground Railroad

The Witness Tree – Poem

December 27, 2023 Ken Johnston

The Witness Tree by Joy Wertz Houp. The Witness Tree is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near where…

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Posted in: Trees, Walking

Synchronicity

Ken Johnston

Yesterday’s walk in Preston, Maryland commemorating the 169th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s Christmas Rescue of her brothers was magical. While…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Underground Railroad, Walking

Walking to put the Movement back in the civil rights movement

December 24, 2023 Ken Johnston

As I prepare to embark on my journey tomorrow to the Eastern Shore to commemorate the 169th anniversary of Harriet…

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Posted in: Caroline County, Christmas Eve, Commemoration, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Interview, Media Interview, Underground Railroad, Walking

Book Now: Taking Freedom Walking Tour

December 8, 2023 Ken Johnston

“Walking is reaching to open the greatness of one’s life.” Join Linda Harris and I on Christmas Eve, Sunday December…

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Posted in: Caroline County, Freedom, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

News Article: Walking Across Chester County

Ken Johnston

Prior to the start of my recent walk across historic Chester County, I talked with a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter about…

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Posted in: Chester County, Walking

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