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Category: Kent County, Delaware

Crossing Delaware December 27, 1854

December 28, 2023 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

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

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

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