[PDF/ePub] Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge Writen - Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

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A startling and eye-opening look into America?s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington?s runaway slave who risked it all to escape the nation?s capital and reach freedom.When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of the nation?s capital, after a brief stay in New York. In setting up his household he took Tobias Lear, his celebrated secretary, and nine slaves, including Ona Judge, about which little has been written. As he grew accustomed to Northern ways, there was one change he couldn?t get his arms around: Pennsylvania law required enslaved people be set free after six months of residency in the state. Rather than comply, Washington decided to circumvent the law. Every six months he sent the slaves back down south just as the clock was about to expire.Though Ona Judge lived a life of relative comfort, the few pleasantries she

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Author : Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Pages : 253 pages

Publisher : 37 Ink

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 1501126393

ISBN-13 : 9781501126390

 
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