[PDF]->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

By : Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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Book Synopsis :

A startling and eye-opening look into America?s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of ?extraordinary grit? (The Philadelphia Inquirer). 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. In setting up his household he brought along nine slaves, including Ona Judge. As the President grew accustomed to Northern ways, there was one change he couldn?t abide: 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, she was denied freedom. So, when the opportunity presented itself one clear and pleasant spring day in Philadelphia, Judge left everything she knew to escape to New England. Yet freedom

Book Detail :

Author : Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Pages : 288 pages

Publisher : 37 Ink

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 1501126415

ISBN-13 : 9781501126413

 
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