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Category: Canada

Gale Carter and the Tower of Freedom

January 27, 2026 Ken Johnston

I met Gale Carter on a cold, blustery, day in late December, upon arrival in Windsor, Canada. She and a…

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Posted in: Canada, Essex County, Ontario, Underground Railroad, Windsor

Buxton Liberty Bell

January 20, 2026 Ken Johnston

“It is said the Buxton Liberty Bell was rang each time a fugitive reached safety in Buxton,” a 9,000-acre early…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Bridge Crossing, Buxton, Canada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Philadelphia

Jerome Johnson shares story about his great grandfather who escaped slavery

Ken Johnston

On the fourth day of our walk to Dresden, we journeyed from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum to Harrow, a small…

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Posted in: Canada, Descendant, Essex County, Freedom, Great Lakes, Ontario, Resistance, Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman prepares for her next rescue

December 19, 2025 Ken Johnston

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Canada, Chronicling Resistance, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman Byway, Maryland, Resistance

Mapping My Way to Freedom – Essex County, Ontario

December 13, 2025 Ken Johnston

As I plan my Walk to Freedom from Detroit into Canada tracing the footsteps of African America Freedom Seekers fleeing…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Canada, Essex County, ON, Underground Railroad, Walking Tour, Windsor

My Spirit Free – Amen

December 9, 2025 Ken Johnston

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Posted in: Call of Ancestors, Canada, Underground Railroad

Buxton National Historic Site & Museum

December 6, 2025 Ken Johnston

I am grateful to the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society, and the Josiah Henson…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Buxton, Canada, Josiah Henson

Lesa Walker introduces the Soloman Levi Earll and Sarah Ann (Woods) Earll Family

September 11, 2025 Ken Johnston

As I continue to process some of the large amount of data from my recent visit to Owen Sound, one…

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Posted in: Book, Canada, Emancipation Day, Family photograph, Interview, Owen Sound, Underground Railroad

Fifth Gen. Canadian Descendant Tracy Lee Johnson Talks About “And Then What Happened…”

September 8, 2025 Ken Johnston

And Then What Happened… That’s the question I asked myself in September 2022, after reaching the Canadian border following a…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Canada, Descendant, Freedom, Interview

Walking Itinerary: Niagara Falls to Owen Sound

June 2, 2025 Ken Johnston

The following walking itinerary is a work in progress and is not finalized. On this Walk to Freedom journey we…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Canada, Cross Culture, Descendant, Emancipation Day, Freedom, New York, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Underground Railroad, Walking

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