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Walking into Gettysburg

May 27, 2023 Ken Johnston

Prior to walking into Gettysburg yesterday, I was trying to figure out why I wasn’t feeling very excited about finishing…

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Posted in: Gettysburg, Walking

‘We Still Here’ Walking Itinerary

May 15, 2023 Ken Johnston

Here’s the Walk to Freedom itinerary for the Harpers Ferry to Gettysburg, ‘We Still Here!’, journey. All walks will begin…

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Posted in: Harpers Ferry, Walking

Black Heritage Trails – Harpers Ferry, Frederick, and Hagerstown

May 14, 2023 Ken Johnston

As I prepare for my “We Still Here!” Walk to Freedom from Harpers Ferry to Gettysburg, I discovered several websites…

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Posted in: Frederick, Hagerstown, Harpers Ferry, Walking

Media Interview: Lurie Daniel Favors – Urban View Show

January 7, 2023 Ken Johnston

Shortly before Christmas I was interviewed by Lurie Daniel Favors on SiriusXM’s Urban View channel 126. Ms. Favors is a…

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Posted in: Media Interview, New York, 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

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

3rd Annual Walk with Harriet

December 13, 2022 Ken Johnston

This Christmas Eve join the friends of Walk to Freedom and the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center for a…

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Posted in: Eastern Shore, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, Lanterns, Resistance, Walking

Mississippi John Hurt “You Got to Walk that Lonesome Valley”

November 3, 2022 Ken Johnston

Recently I came across a Twitter post of someone remembering the late, great, Mississippi John Hurt singing “You Got to…

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Posted in: African Ancestors, Walking

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

Itinerary to Canadian Border

September 4, 2022 Ken Johnston

My itinerary for this week’s Walk to Freedom journey to the Canadian border. 9/04 Lockport/Amherst, 16 mi 9/05 Amherst/Buffalo, 8.2…

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Posted in: mile marker, New York, Underground Railroad, Walking

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