Ona Judge Staines, also known as Oney Judge, was born in 1774 into enslavement at Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George and Martha Washington. She travelled with the Washingtons to New York City and Philadelphia, where she would eventually escape. In this week's episode, we hear about how she made that happen.

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Story starts: 02:15

Ad break: 49:53

Story ends: 1:10:09

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The episode image is an interpretive panel from Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia PA.

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Reference:

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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