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Article: Juneteenth: How one Black Texas family’s fight for freedom on Juneteenth offers lessons for today’s lawmakers erasing history

August 29, 2024 Ken Johnston

This story on the afterlife of Juneteenth was recently shared with me by Frank Thompson, a native Texan, who completed…

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Posted in: Chronicling Resistance, Emancipation Day, Houston

What is a Bayou?

June 11, 2024 Ken Johnston

A bayou as a slow-moving creek or a swampy section of a river or a lake where the water is…

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Posted in: Bayous, Emancipation National Historic Trail, Houston

Emancipation National Historic Trail Map

June 1, 2024 Ken Johnston

Map of the proposed 51-mile Emancipation National Historic Trail from Galveston to Houston that Walk to Freedom will be intersecting…

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Posted in: Emancipation National Historic Trail, Galveston, Houston

Join the Galveston Juneteenth Freedom Walkers

May 30, 2024 Ken Johnston

  Welcome the Galveston Juneteenth Freedom Walkers As They Arrive in Houston! Come join us on Mon, Jun 24, 2024…

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Posted in: Emancipation National Historic Trail, Fit Houston, Friends of Columbia Tap, Houston, Texas

Free Houston Community Walk, June 24

May 24, 2024 Ken Johnston

Join Walk to Freedom, Fit Houston, and Friends of Columbia Tap Trail for a free community walk on Monday June…

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Posted in: Call of Ancestors, Emancipation Day, Emancipation National Historic Trail, Galveston, Houston, Walking

Register Here to Walk for Freedom

May 23, 2024 Ken Johnston

Come join us on Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 9:30 AM at the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church for a…

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Posted in: Emancipation National Historic Trail, Houston

John Henry (Jack) Yates, Father of Black Houston

Ken Johnston

By Frank Thompson As I begin to countdown the Juneteenth Emancipation walk from Galveston to Houston I will be doing…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Emancipation Day, Emancipation National Historic Trail, Houston, Juneteenth

Fundraiser: Juneteenth Walk to Freedom Galveston to Houston

May 10, 2024 Ken Johnston

Dear Friends, Some of the parallels or lessons I’ve learned from tracing the footsteps of Harriet Tubman over four years…

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Posted in: Emancipation National Historic Trail, Galveston, Houston

Remembering Juneteenth – A New Walk

April 7, 2024 Ken Johnston

Remembering Juneteeth – A New Walk This Juneteenth Walk to Freedom will travel to Galveston Island, along the upper Caribbean…

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Posted in: Galveston, Houston, Juneteenth, Middle Passage, Texas, Transatlantic Slave Trade

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