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 everything to escape the nation’s capital and reach freedom.
Though Ona Judge lived a life of relative comfort, the few pleasantries she was afforded were nothing compared to freedom, a glimpse of which she encountered first-hand in Philadelphia. So, when the opportunity presented itself, Judge left everything she knew to escape to New England. Yet freedom would not come without its costs.
At just twenty-two-years-old, Ona became the subject of an intense manhunt led by George Washington, who used his political and personal contacts to recapture his property.
With impeccable research, historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar weaves a powerful tale and offers fascinating new scholarship on how one young woman risked it all to gain freedom from the famous founding father.
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Ona is a hero. She is a role model, not the Kardashians.
She had no choice but her story is also a stain on the legacy of a famous leader. A man who believed he was fighting for freedom shouldn't have been responsible gor so many atrocities. The Khardasians are descended from people who escaped the genocide in Armenia.
Wow.. just wow. This video needs a lot more recognition!!
The story if those enslaved by George Washington certainly deserves being told. I would love to hear more about her family's story. Does she had descendants? She obviously was a brave snd smart woman.
I so enjoyed this
This book is so amazing! I'm reading this book for a college course in history and I definitely recommend this book for anyone who lives to read and especially people who love history. I find Ona Judge and the author very fascinating!
This is such an intriguing story and Erica Dunbar is a fabulous writer and speaker.
This was a blessing. Thank you.
I would have liked to see the slides of the presidents house when they were in New York, it would have been nice to have a camera person rather than keeping camera stationary
Loved it! Thank you so much.
Absolute facts on the audience member that said her daughter brought home THREE books about WWII but nothing about slavery or indigenous genocide. Why is that?
I love this women, she’s very educated and passionate about her research.
Women? I only saw one woman.
Great presentation and insight regarding someone, we the public don't hear about someone behind the scenes that was involved in a public figure. Thank you
Great story love the author
Really enjoyed listening to this Author I love historical history and after listening to Miss. Ona's story I was captivated and eager to learn more this book is on my book list .Thank you for ur passion and 9 years of hard work to bring Miss.Ona a voice amazing coureougrous woman .
KNOCK THE LEATHER OF IT. GOOD STUFF. SO, SO, SO, SO, GAME TIGHT YES ZIR. IN CASE THE LADY FAILED TO MENTION HER RAW MOTIVATION... HER SON AND HER LIFE......LOL YOU PUT DOWN LADY DUNBAR. GAME TIGHT.
who has a essay for this book
So she would have been a contemporary of Sally Hemmings😮😮
Dear lord ms dunbar says "right?" So much of this is too much of this "right?" Still she tells a compelling story and i also was in first grade watching each night of Roots
What is the will that was destroyed?
He was speaking like a True president Lies Lies Lies
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Why did Martha burn all of her correspondence, that could have been there only child by a slave surrogate. Ona was her "favorite" but why and they may have become complicated the older Ona became. Ona may have had a strong resemblance to Washington. The Judge taylor for Washington could have just been a cover up for Washington's follies.
No evidence for any of this.
Zero evidence of Ona being any surrogate. She was absolutely a resource that escaped.
But why was he so obsessed with her.. side eye 👀 I see you President George Washington
She was his property.He did not see her as human.
Maybe…they were… related????? 🤷🏾♀️
In their minds the Washington’s felt they treated her well ,almost llike family.in their entitlement , they were most likely enraged at what they saw as her ingratitude. They also considered her their property
Entirely $$. The wife would've been incredibly angry that the investment she was going to give to her granddaughter decided to abscond out of her authority. That greatly financially damaged her granddaughter.
Maybe Washington pursued this runaway so rentlentlessly because he knew it was his daughter..... just sayin
I doubt she would have been marthas favorite if this was true….also Ona’s mother would have shared this information with her daughter. When Ona was interviewed later in life she would have brought who her father was. If it was Washington. I feel Washington felt entitled . In their minds the Washington’s felt they treated her well and were in no doubt enraged at what they saw as her lack of gratitude
@@carlito876 On the contrary, she would have been Martha's least favorite! Think about it. You are the wife of the most powerful man in the free world and without biological children yet your husband has a slave concubine and a love child. She was THAT close to Washington's heart because when he saw her face he saw himself. I think that is why his estate claimed he was "sterile". They knew he had black children. That is just something Anglo wives of that era had to live with. What were they gonna do leave? But they could gift their husband's black offspring to the most evil relative they could come up with.
Nah. Lost money is an insult to slavery. Bottom line. And women slave owners were not keen to let go of their property.
@@adriannespring8598 but Washington pursued this woman until he died. He literally hired a PI to mediate her return. He knew where she was. He literally could of captured her and DID NOT That was his child. His estate claims the "sterile" thing because they do not want to say he was prone to procreating with the "help" Why do you think Washington had a preference for mulatto slaves. And then think about her physical description. There are similarities to Washington's.
Next time get someone from the local college to operate the camera
So you want us to believe you discovered Ona in a newspaper? Flexnor and Wiesnek bring it up decades ago, Ellis in 2004ish and so you’re disingenuous or not much of a scholar.
Ona’s story is important, but you introduce way too much presentism and loads of could shoulda woulda speculation. Great marketing often isn’t good history.
Fyi, many white people of that era couldn’t tell you their birthday. Context.
The move to NY “must have been” worse than the auction block. Absolute bunk. She very well may have viewed the trip as a great adventure. Stick to the facts or just find your calling as a novelist.
And I’m no apologist for great white man history, however, Flexnor and Ellis in particular provide excellent evaluations of GW and slavery based on facts wo the agendas.
No we don’t need to think what if GW had children. He didn’t. We know he freed his slaves and provided for them. In one case the estate was still doing so into the 1830s. We know that he was concerned the Custis’ wouldn’t abide by his wishes, so he made them very clear legally.
We know how much influence Martha had and we can speculate that her views were not as progressive as Geo’s.
In the end it wasn’t “relentless.” GW wouldn’t negotiate. And that’s a tough one to discuss, because Ona was willing to come back and be enslaved if she were free after Martha’s death.
Love these book talks because it allows one to see the biases, agendas and obvious bs.