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Category: Underground Railroad

Walk to Freedom South Jersey Itinerary

April 26, 2022 Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom Itinerary  Retracing the Southern New Jersey’s Underground Railroad Dear Friends of Freedom, Our walking itinerary was updated…

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Posted in: New Jersey, South New Jersey, Townships, Underground Railroad, Walking

Highlights of Dennisville to Port Elizabeth Walk to Freedom

April 12, 2022 Ken Johnston

The Walk to Freedom journey last weekend took us from Dennisville to just outside of Millville, New Jersey, about 25…

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Posted in: New Jersey, South New Jersey, Townships, Underground Railroad, Walking

Steal Away, Steal Away; Slavery In New Jersey: A Troubled History

April 9, 2022 Ken Johnston

While in Cape May a few weeks ago at the Harriet Tubman Museum, I was given a fairly new (2019)…

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Posted in: Book, Underground Railroad

Timeline of Ken Johnston’s Civil Rights Walks

April 2, 2022 Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom “Walking for the preservation of our civil rights” Chronology of Ken Johnston’s Civil Rights Walks 2022 4/2022…

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Posted in: Christiana Resistance, Eastern Shore, Maryland, MLK50th, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Underground Railroad, Walking

Sixteen miles in an open boat

March 31, 2022 Ken Johnston

Sixteen miles to freedom across a dark bay  

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Posted in: South New Jersey, Underground Railroad

Walk to Freedom South Jersey – Flyer

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

Harriet’s Chariot

March 3, 2022 Ken Johnston

“When you start looking for your ancestors, you find out they have been looking for you,” Keith Plessy, Four Hundred…

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Posted in: Underground Railroad, Walking

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

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

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