Walking Toward Healing on the Underground Railroad | Washington DC News

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

Historian Tony Cohen and author Tom DeWolf completed a 750-mile walk retracing the Underground Railroad, ending in Canada—a powerful journey aimed at confronting America’s painful past and fostering racial healing. Cohen, who founded the Button Farm Living History Center, brought his signature immersive approach to history, this time sharing the path with DeWolf, whose family was once the largest slave-trading dynasty in U.S. history. As they crossed into Canada, Cohen honored the courage of figures like Harriet Tubman, while DeWolf saw the trek as essential work toward repairing generational…