2026年6月27日 美国东部时间晚上8:09 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
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在美国庆祝建国250周年之际，一位历史学家将跋涉750英里，以此提醒美国人回望这个国家的历史历程。
62岁的安东尼·科恩并非首位踏上这段旅程的人。这条路线曾是地下铁路的一部分——这是一个秘密路线网络，数千名被奴役的民众借此逃离 captivity，前往加拿大寻求自由。
身为历史学家的科恩，首次重走地下铁路是在1996年，从他的家乡马里兰州出发，前往加拿大安大略省。自那时起，他创立了梅纳雷基金会，该基金会打造沉浸式历史体验项目，向公众传授地下铁路的相关历史。
为纪念美国建国250周年，他希望再次将这段曾充满艰险的旅程带入公众视野。此次他选择了另一条路线，从马里兰州桑迪斯普林出发，终点为多伦多。科恩表示，他借助“大量历史地图”和历史记载确定了这条被他称为“自由之路”的路线。
此次旅程途经特拉华州、新泽西州和纽约州。大部分路程他都选择步行，但有时也会借助其他交通工具，包括乘坐火车前往纽约上州，这趟路线与历史上的地下铁路线路高度重合。
“任何自由运动都关乎一步一个脚印，勇往直前，”科恩说道。
他并非孤身一人。梅纳雷基金会公布了他沿途的停靠点，邀请民众前来了解这段历史以及他的旅程。哈丽特·塔布曼自由之旅雕像也将伴随他一同完成这段步行。
科恩还邀请了汤姆·德沃尔夫加入队伍——德沃尔夫的家族曾是美国规模最大的奴隶贸易商。
“我说‘但我是个白人啊’，”德沃尔夫说道，“他却说‘白人，白人也参与其中了’，接着他又说‘你可以为你的家族书写新的遗产’。”
在各类活动中，科恩和德沃尔夫都会讲述奴隶贸易的历史、地下铁路的故事以及此次徒步旅程本身。
科恩将于7月1日穿越边境进入加拿大。他计划于7月4日抵达多伦多并完成整个旅程，恰逢美国建国250周年纪念日。
Historian retraces Underground Railroad on “Freedom Walk” to mark America’s 250-year journey
June 27, 2026 8:09 PM EDT / CBS News
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Kerry Breen News Editor
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University’s Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News’ TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
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As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.
Anthony Cohen, 62, isn’t the first person to make this trek. It’s a path that was once part of the Underground Railroad, a secret network of routes traversed by thousands of enslaved people who had escaped captivity and sought freedom in Canada.
Cohen, a historian, first traveled the Underground Railroad in 1996 from his home state of Maryland to Ontario, Canada. Since then, he has established the Menare Foundation, which creates immersive, history-based experiences to teach audiences about the Underground Railroad.
For America’s 250th anniversary, he wanted to again bring the once-treacherous journey into the spotlight. He chose another route, this one from Sandy Spring, Maryland, to Toronto. Cohen says he used “a lot of historic maps” and historical accounts to determine the route, which he calls the “Freedom Walk.”
The trip has wound through Delaware, New Jersey and New York. A lot of the journey has been on foot, but sometimes Cohen uses other forms of transportation, including a train to upstate New York that closely follows the historic route.
“Any freedom movement is about putting one foot in front of the other and going for it,” Cohen said.
He isn’t alone. The Menare Foundation shared a list of stops he would be making, allowing people to come learn about the history and his journey along the way. The Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom statue is accompanying them on the walk.
Cohen also invited Tom DeWolf, whose family was once the largest slave-trader in the United States, to join him.
“I said, ‘But I’m a White guy,’” DeWolf said. “And he said, ‘White people, White people helped.’ And then he said ‘You can write a new legacy for your family.’”
At events, Cohen and DeWolf are speaking about the history of the slave trade, the Underground Railroad and the walk itself.
Cohen will cross into Canada on July 1. He is slated to arrive in Toronto and complete his journey on July 4, just in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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