In the Light of Freedom: Lantern-Making Workshop
October 18, 2025 5:00 — 6:30 PM
Byberry Friends Meeting, 3001 Byberry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154
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$5.00 Materials Fee - Registration RequiredAssemble and decorate your own LED light lantern for the In the Light of Freedom Lantern Parade. Lanterns and all materials are included. Walking artist Ken Johnston will provide lantern-making instruction and tell stories about Byberry anti-slavery leader Robert Purvis and the role of lanterns in the Underground Railroad.
Stay afterwards for hot drinks, a lantern parade, and more Byberry underground railroad history.
$5.00 materials fee, registration required.
This is the first of two events with Ken Johnston on this day. Click here to register for the Historical Reenactment and Lantern Parade.
About the Artist
Ken Johnston is a Philadelphia-based walking artist, who responds to the call of social change and history by walking to put the Movement back in Civil Rights. During the past two years, Ken has retraced the footsteps of Harriet Tubman between Underground Railroad communities from Maryland to New York City. He uses lanterns to shine light on issues and bring communities together.