The Resource Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge, Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge, Erica Armstrong Dunbar
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- Summary
- When George and Martha Washington moved from their beloved Mount Vernon in Virginia to Philadelphia, then the seat of the nation's capital, they took nine enslaved people with them. They would serve as cooks and horsemen, as house servants and personal attendants. The North was different for the entire household, free and enslaved, white and black. There was a new climate to adjust to, and new mores as well. Slavery, in Philadelphia at least, was looked down upon. Indeed, there was even a law requiring slaveholders to free their slaves after six months. Yet George Washington thought he could outwit and circumvent the law by sending his slaves south every six months, thereby resetting the clock. Among the slaves to figure out this subterfuge was Ona Judge, Martha Washington's chief attendant. Having interacted with Philadelphia's sizable free black community, Ona Judge observed and soon longed for liberation. And, risking everything she knew, leaving behind everyone she loved and had known her entire life, she fled. Here, then, is the story not only of the powerful lure of freedom but also of George Washington's determination to recapture his property by whatever means necessary. Never Caught is the only book that examines the life of an eighteenth-century fugitive woman in intricate detail, and it provides a new look at George Washington's relationship to slavery. An important new work on one of the world's most celebrated families, Never Caught is a must-read for anyone interested in American history
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First 37 Ink/Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 253 pages
- Contents
-
- Betty's daughter
- New York-bound
- New York in black and white
- The move to Philadelphia
- The blacks in the family
- Life in Philadelphia
- The wedding
- The fugitive
- Slavery and freedom in New Hampshire
- A close call
- The negotiator
- Mrs. Staines
- The survivor
- Epiogue: Ona's sister : Philadelphia Costin
- Isbn
- 9781501126390
- Label
- Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge
- Title
- Never caught
- Title remainder
- the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge
- Statement of responsibility
- Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Subject
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- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Judge, Oney
- Slavery -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- African American women -- Biography
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 -- Relations with slaves
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When George and Martha Washington moved from their beloved Mount Vernon in Virginia to Philadelphia, then the seat of the nation's capital, they took nine enslaved people with them. They would serve as cooks and horsemen, as house servants and personal attendants. The North was different for the entire household, free and enslaved, white and black. There was a new climate to adjust to, and new mores as well. Slavery, in Philadelphia at least, was looked down upon. Indeed, there was even a law requiring slaveholders to free their slaves after six months. Yet George Washington thought he could outwit and circumvent the law by sending his slaves south every six months, thereby resetting the clock. Among the slaves to figure out this subterfuge was Ona Judge, Martha Washington's chief attendant. Having interacted with Philadelphia's sizable free black community, Ona Judge observed and soon longed for liberation. And, risking everything she knew, leaving behind everyone she loved and had known her entire life, she fled. Here, then, is the story not only of the powerful lure of freedom but also of George Washington's determination to recapture his property by whatever means necessary. Never Caught is the only book that examines the life of an eighteenth-century fugitive woman in intricate detail, and it provides a new look at George Washington's relationship to slavery. An important new work on one of the world's most celebrated families, Never Caught is a must-read for anyone interested in American history
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dunbar, Erica Armstrong
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Judge, Oney
- Washington, George
- Washington, Martha
- Slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- African American women
- Slavery
- Label
- Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge, Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Betty's daughter -- New York-bound -- New York in black and white -- The move to Philadelphia -- The blacks in the family -- Life in Philadelphia -- The wedding -- The fugitive -- Slavery and freedom in New Hampshire -- A close call -- The negotiator -- Mrs. Staines -- The survivor -- Epiogue: Ona's sister : Philadelphia Costin
- Control code
- 952647698
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First 37 Ink/Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501126390
- Lccn
- 2017932249
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge, Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Betty's daughter -- New York-bound -- New York in black and white -- The move to Philadelphia -- The blacks in the family -- Life in Philadelphia -- The wedding -- The fugitive -- Slavery and freedom in New Hampshire -- A close call -- The negotiator -- Mrs. Staines -- The survivor -- Epiogue: Ona's sister : Philadelphia Costin
- Control code
- 952647698
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First 37 Ink/Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501126390
- Lccn
- 2017932249
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Judge, Oney
- Slavery -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- African American women -- Biography
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 -- Relations with slaves
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography
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