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Jerome Johnson shares story about his great grandfather who escaped slavery

January 20, 2026 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

I Am A Proud Descendant of Freedom Seekers: Irene Moore Davis

December 20, 2025 Ken Johnston

Recently I had the opportunity to talk with historian Irene Moore Davis about her work and career as an educator,…

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Posted in: Descendant, Essex County, Freedom, Interview, Museum, Online Presentation, Ontario, Underground Railroad, Windsor

Letter from A Friend of the Cause

December 1, 2025 Ken Johnston

After reading a letter from a friend of the cause, register here for a Christmas Eve Walk with Harriet

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Freedom, Friends, Harriet Tubman, 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

Angie Rocha, Community Activist

April 18, 2025 Ken Johnston

On my recent walk in Southwest Texas following the #Southern Road to Freedom, I met Angie Rocha, a recent college…

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Posted in: Call of Ancestors, Freedom, Hidalgo County, Southern Road to Freedom, Underground Railroad

From the archive: The Story of Abraham Rutledge – A Freedom Seeker

April 11, 2025 Ken Johnston

Listen in as Francisco Guajardo, of the Museum of South Texas History, discusses how historians “triangulate” research found in the…

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Posted in: Freedom, Hidalgo County, Texas, Underground Railroad

Catoctin Furnace Freedom Seeker Ads

May 17, 2024 Ken Johnston

Less than 12.5 miles from the Pennsylvania border, men, women and children enslaved at Catoctin Furnance self-emancipated themselves when they…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Catoctin Furnace, Chronicling Resistance, Frederick County, Freedom

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

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

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