For anyone who doesn’t know: Ona Judge’s story is absolutely wild and shows how morally bankrupt and petty Washington was.
Very short version: Pennsylvania was one of the first abolitionist states in the nation. When Washington exploited a loophole to keep Ona from gaining her freedom in the state, she escaped and fled to Maine before the Underground Railroad had even become a thing yet. Then Washington spent his entire life trying to get her back.
For anyone who doesn’t know: Ona Judge’s story is absolutely wild and shows how morally bankrupt and petty Washington was.
Very short version: Pennsylvania was one of the first abolitionist states in the nation. When Washington exploited a loophole to keep Ona from gaining her freedom in the state, she escaped and fled to Maine before the Underground Railroad had even become a thing yet. Then Washington spent his entire life trying to get her back.