By Carla Slavey Commonwealth Journal Feb 6, 2021 Feb 6, 2021 I would like to reprint here, in its entirety, an article by Madelynn Coldiron which was published in the Friday, September 21, 1990 edition of the Commonwealth Journal:  Miles in his shoes: Professor honoring enslaved ancestor with 2 ½-week trek  Juliet E.K. Walker yesterday began a 400-mile journey in her great-great-grandfatherâs footsteps, hoping his story will encourage African Americans and others along the path of economic opportunity today. The lost histories of pre-Civil War Black Americans provide modern-day parallels and inspiration, she said yesterday during the first 20-mile stretch of her âFreedom Walkâ from Somerset to Barry, Illinois.