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Category: Harriet Tubman

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

Sussex Montessori Walk to Freedom

March 3, 2022 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

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

Second Annual Christmas Eve Escape

December 23, 2021 Ken Johnston

This Christmas Eve I will be returning to the Cambridge, Maryland area to co-lead a 3-mile remembrance walk honoring Harriet…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad, Walking
Poplar Neck

Return to Poplar Neck

Ken Johnston

I was back out on the banks of the Choptank River Tuesday afternoon preparing for the Second Annual Harriet Tubman…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

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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Harriet Tubman’s Flight to Freedom

January 14, 2020 Ken Johnston

by Dr. Kate Clifford Larson, author of Bound for the Promised Land http://harriettubmanbiography.com/harriet-tubman-s-flight-to-freedom.html

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Next Station – Dover

January 12, 2020 Ken Johnston

Three miles to go to the next Underground station, 80-miles to the Philadelphia station.

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, Kent County, Delaware

Samuel D. Burris

Ken Johnston

Samuel Burris, a free African American dedicated his life to helping enslaved people reach freedom. Tried and convicted for his…

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Posted in: Harriet Tubman, Kent County, Delaware

Coon Hunter

January 11, 2020 Ken Johnston

I’m sure glad Freedom Seekers can walk freely through Caroline County now because they still have Coon hunters here on…

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Posted in: Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman

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