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Category: Underground Railroad

Samuel Hubbard & Family

December 28, 2023 Ken Johnston

This is Mr. Samuel Hubbard. We met on Christmas Eve afternoon for the first time at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery…

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Posted in: Call of Ancestors, Caroline County, Cemetery, Christmas Eve, Descendant, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

Crossing Delaware December 27, 1854

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

Synchronicity

December 27, 2023 Ken Johnston

Yesterday’s walk in Preston, Maryland commemorating the 169th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s Christmas Rescue of her brothers was magical. While…

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Posted in: Christmas Eve, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Underground Railroad, Walking

Walking to put the Movement back in the civil rights movement

December 24, 2023 Ken Johnston

As I prepare to embark on my journey tomorrow to the Eastern Shore to commemorate the 169th anniversary of Harriet…

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Posted in: Caroline County, Christmas Eve, Commemoration, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Interview, Media Interview, Underground Railroad, Walking

Book Now: Taking Freedom Walking Tour

December 8, 2023 Ken Johnston

“Walking is reaching to open the greatness of one’s life.” Join Linda Harris and I on Christmas Eve, Sunday December…

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Posted in: Caroline County, Freedom, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

Walk Across Chester County

October 7, 2023 Ken Johnston

Long Distance Hiker to Begin 75-mile Walk Across Chester County Exploring African American History From Hinsonville to Phoenixville Kennett Square,…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Chester County, Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway, Underground Railroad, Walking

Remembering Nana Harriet’s Rescue

December 26, 2022 Ken Johnston

Last Saturday, December 24, 2022, five brave souls rendezvoused with Linda Harris and I in Preston, Maryland, on the grounds…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Resistance, Underground Railroad, Walking

Descendant: Saladin Allah

December 21, 2022 Ken Johnston

Of the many amazing people I met during my 2022 walk to Canada, Saladin Allah, was one of the more…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Canada, Interview, Josiah Henson, Underground Railroad, Video

Timeline of Ken Johnston’s Civil Rights Walks

December 16, 2022 Ken Johnston

Walk to Freedom “Walking for the preservation of our civil rights” Chronology of Ken Johnston’s Civil Rights Walks 2022 7/2022…

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

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Commissions the Sandy Ground, Staten Island Ferry Named for New York’s First Free Black Community

November 2, 2022 Ken Johnston

I missed this Black History Month news item earlier this year and I felt it was important to share it.…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Maritime Underground Railroad, New York, Underground Railroad

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