Ona Judge: The Enslaved Woman Who FLED George Washington’s Estate! (& Trump’s Plot to Erase Her from the History Books)

Ona Judge risked everything.

An enslaved woman to President George Washington, Judge fled his Philadelphia estate in 1796, hoping to escape the perils of slavery once and for all.

She succeeded.

Where did she escape to?

Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

To commemmorate Black History Month, Dariya Steele from Black Heritage Trail New Hampshire joins host Troy Farkas to tell the story of Ona Judge - how she fled, the life she lived in Portsmouth, and what her story says about the institution of slavery as a whole.

Plus, how the Trump administration is actively trying to erase Judge's name from the history books.

To learn more about the Black Heritage Trail's offerings, or to donate to the organization, just visit BlackHeritageTrailNH.org.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

• SPONSOR: Ash Alchemy (00:00)
• Black History Month history (01:17)
• How Black history is portrayed in the U.S. (05:00)
• The Black Heritage Trail's offerings (15:28)
• Who was Ona Judge? (19:58)
• SPONSORS: Budget Blinds & Sage Portsmouth (27:05)
• The history of slavery in Portsmouth (29:56)
• The Trump administration's efforts to forget Ona Judge (40:12)
• Hidden Seacoast gem? (43:58)