Man Honors Harriet Tubman, Walks Over 400 Miles Along Underground Railroad

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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 16, 2022

In honor of Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday, a West Philadelphia man walked more than 400 miles along the Underground Railroad.

Starting in July, Kenneth Johnston, 61, walked from New York to Canada to pay tribute to the American abolitionist, according to NBC News. Johnston’s first stop was the Harriet Tubman Memorial in Harlem, New York. He traveled on through the Hudson River Valley, across central

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