The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom
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- Synopsis
- When General George Washington is elected the first President of the United States, his wife chooses young Oney Judge, a house slave who works as a seamstress at Mount Vernon, to travel with her to the nation's capital in New York City as her personal maid. When the capital is moved to Philadelphia, the Washingtons and Oney move, too, and there Oney meets free blacks for the first time. At first Oney can't imagine being free - she depends on the Washingtons for food, warmth, and clothing. But then Mrs. Washington tells Oney that after her death she will be sent to live with Mrs. Washington's granddaughter. Oney is horrified because she knows it is likely that she will then be sold to a stranger - the worst fate she can imagine. Oney realizes she must run.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 32 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780374322250
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 05/15/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Emily Arnold McCully
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Collection Development Specialist
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.