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Category: Philadelphia

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

Article: The Johnston brothers have a story to tell: in art, history, and connecting food to the city

April 11, 2025 Ken Johnston

Working in different avenues of art, history, and food my brothers and I work to have a social impact on…

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Posted in: Hidalgo County, Interview, Murals, Philadelphia, Southern Road to Freedom, Texas, Underground Railroad, Walking

Barnes on the Block

July 11, 2024 Ken Johnston

It’s that time of year again! Barnes on the Block presented by PNC Arts Alive, and in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia,…

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Posted in: Art, Lantern Making Workshop, Philadelphia, Underground Railroad Filed under: Barnes Foundation, Lantern Making Workshop, Philadelphia, Underground Railroad, Walk to Freedom

Christmas Rescue Journey to Philadelphia

December 28, 2023 Ken Johnston

Harriet Tubman looked at her nails with a slight displeasure as she rubbed her hands together near the fireplace. She…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Chronicling Resistance, Foot Care, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Philadelphia

We Still Here!

May 9, 2023 Ken Johnston

For the first time, I’ve actually given a title to an upcoming walk.  I knew I wanted the walk from…

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Posted in: Murals, Philadelphia

Scenes of Subjection

December 11, 2022 Ken Johnston

I recently started reading Saidiya Hartman’s Scenes of Subjection which is being celebrated today in some academic circles 25 years…

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Posted in: Book, Interview, Philadelphia

Crossing Into Canada

October 28, 2022 Ken Johnston

The feeling of Freedom were so many things inside of me at this moment as I crossed into Canada early…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Call of Ancestors, Canada, Freedom, mile marker, New York, Philadelphia, Resistance, Underground Railroad, Walking

Up the Creek Lantern Parade

March 6, 2022 Ken Johnston

Here’s a short video clip from my recent Up the Creek Lantern Parade that celebrated the Underground Railroad in the…

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Posted in: Lantern Parade, Lanterns, Parades, Philadelphia, Video

First picture shared

February 27, 2022 Ken Johnston

Here’s the first picture shared from last night’s Frankford Underground Railroad Lantern Parade. It was lovely seeing the lantern lights…

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Posted in: Lanterns, Parades, Philadelphia, Photographs, Underground Railroad, Walking

Black Joy

November 25, 2021 Ken Johnston

Yesterday was a day of Black Joy for me as I remembered the 41 abolitionist farmers from Christiana, Pennsylvania who…

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Posted in: Christiana Resistance, Philadelphia

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