Never caught, the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references.

When George Washington was elected president he took nine slaves, including Ona Judge, to Philadelphia. 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 was afforded were nothing compared to freedom, so when the opportunity presented itself, Judge left everything she knew to escape to New England. 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.

Ages 9-13.

A Junior Library Guild Selection