Taking the surrounding historical events and known details concerning the Washington's life, this book paints the picture of how Ona Judge's life might have been while growing up to the time of her escape and beyond. Grades 6-8 248-50.. This is a historical fiction picture book.
1773–1848) Contributed by Brendan Wolfe. When Ona was born, in 1773 or 1774, the law said the child of a slave was the property of the slaveowner.
All of the Washington's servant are well treated and live a good life. Grades 3-6.
Grades 3-6 Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington’s Runaway Slave by Ann Rinaldi. Oney Judge : escape from slavery and the president's house by Duchess Harris ( Book ) Never caught : the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away by Erica Armstrong Dunbar ( Recording )
by the Rev. Historical fiction picture book retelling of the Oney Judge story. Letter to the editor, The Liberator, January 1, 1847..As quoted in Slave Testimony, Two Centuries of Letters, Speeches, Interviews, and Autobiographies, John W. Blassingame, ed. Ona Judge was born as a slave into George and Martha Washington's household. [4] In 1789, … Ona, known as Oney, stayed with her mother at Mount Vernon. December 28, 2015 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader 2 comments. The Escape of Oney Judge is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. Vernon, and was kept as a domestic house slave to Washington's wife. Benjamin Chase. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations bring to life this picture book biography of Oney Judge, a young woman who, in the end, has no mistress but herself.
(Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1977), pp. Oney Judge (ca. Oney Judge was the enslaved personal attendant of Martha Custis Washington when she ran away from the President's House in Philadelphia in 1796. The Life and Times of Oney Judge. Historical fiction novel by award winning author retells the Oney Judge story. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations bring to life this picture book biography of Oney Judge, a young woman who, in the end, has no mistress but herself.
The Freedom Quest of Oney Judge is a fictionalized account of actual historic events, produced for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia as part of its HERO Live. Oney Judge grew up serving the Washington's at Mt. 1846 interview with Ona Judge Staines. Oney Judge, on the other hand, was a Custis dower slave. Vernon. Please contact the gallery for pricing or more information: Phone: 413.586.3964 Email: RM@RMichelson.com George and Martha Washington owned hundreds of slaves over the course of their lives. Ona’s mother was a slave named Betty, a skilled spinner, weaver and seamstress. Judge moved off the plantation to start a farm. The names of many are known, but most of the details of their lives have been lost to history. A generation younger than Billy Lee, she first appears in a slave list drawn up by George Washington in 1786, which says that she was born about 1774, was the daughter of a seamstress named Betty, and had a little sister—six years younger—named Delphy. My Name is Oney Judge by Diane Turner. Oney realizes she must run. Born about 1773 at Mount Vernon, Judge began laboring in the mansion when she was ten years old. She is treated very well! series. Web Resources: See these letters of correspondence (primary source) between Washington's Secretary of Treasury Oliver Wolcott and the Collector of the Port of Portsmouth Joseph Whipple concerning the return of Oney Judge to Mrs. Washington. One day she sees an opportunity and takes it, ending up in New Hampshire, where she lives the rest of her life, poor but free. The following is an article from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. Advertisement for Runaway Oney Judge. The news about an adaption of Oney Judge’s life has made me extremely happy. Known historically as Oney Judge, Oney was born into slavery in Mt. My Name is Oney Judge. As a half black half white servant, Oney is privileged to serve inside the house and eventually is trained to be Martha Washington's personal servant.