Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge is a nonfiction book about the efforts of one of George and Martha Washington’s slaves, Ona Judge, to secure her freedom. In the process, the book describes the struggle the new nation had with slavery and how different states and different individuals dealt with the matter. When Martha Washington married George, she was a widow with about 100 “dower slaves” (slaves that she … Continue reading Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar →