What a Creep (Replay!)  Season 20, Episode 7 George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/" target="_blank">George Washington</a> is the “Father of Our Country” and one of American history's most revered Founding Fathers. We heard tales of how brave he was and that he could not tell a lie. He also famously refused to create a fiefdom with the office of President, which means we are not stuck with someone in office unless they are duly elected.  Like many white people of his time, he enslaved people. This is a fact, and though not unusual in his peer group--it's not a great look for a person who is enshrined all across the United States. People want to downplay his racism and evil acts. Listening to<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFEaTk--tZo" target="_blank"> Bill Maher and Elon Musk</a> minimize his actions made us realize we need to dive into one of the first President’s most heinous acts by talking about badass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge" target="_blank">Ona Judge</a>. An enslaved woman who escaped from the President’s home and remained free despite his relentless pursuit of her.  This woman is an American hero whom everyone who truly believes in liberty and freedom needs to learn about and memorialize her contribution to history.  Trigger Warning: Racism and slavery Sources for this episode: <a href="https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/" target="_blank">Twisted Philly </a><a href="https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/" target="_blank">Podcast</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington" target="_blank">George Washington Wiki</a> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4948260/Ona-Judge-The-slave-ran-away-George-Washington.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge" target="_blank">Oney Judge Wiki</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqzUI1ihfpk" target="_blank">Drunk History with Jen Kirkman </a> <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ona-judge/" target="_blank">Mt. Vernon.</a>or Colonial<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLPT47Ll2Q0&amp;t=139s" target="_blank"> Williamsburg, Virginia </a> <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Never-Caught-the-Story-of-Ona-Judge/Erica-Armstrong-Dunbar/9781534416185" target="_blank">Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of the Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipnmqh0w-mw&amp;t=4356s" target="_blank">Erica Armstrong Dunbar at SMU</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_S7nb7DrmU" target="_blank">Black Heritage Trail</a> video <a href="https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-remarkable-story-of-ona-judge" target="_blank">The White House Historical Association</a> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/independence-oneyjudge.htm" target="_blank">The National Park Service</a> <a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/" target="_blank">Zinn Education </a> <a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/" target="_blank">Project</a><a href="https://www.beyondthebelltours.com/blog/badass-women-of-philadelphia-ona-judge" target="_blank">Beyond the Bell Tours (Philadelphia)</a> <a href="https://www.amrevmuseum.org/events/history-explorers-club-who-was-ona-judge" target="_blank">Museum of the American Revolution</a> <a href="https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/washingtons-runaway-slave-the-liberator-august-22-1845/" target="_blank">Ona Judge’s 1845 interview with The Liberator</a> <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts" target="_blank">History.com </a> <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts" target="_blank">The Fugitive Slave Acts</a> New York Times 2015 op-ed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html?searchResultPosition=3" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html?searchResultPosition=3</a> Be sure to follow us on social media. 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What a Creep (Replay!) 
Season 20, Episode 7
George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge

https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/ is the “Father of Our Country” and one of American history's most revered Founding Fathers. We heard tales of how...

What a Creep (Replay!)  Season 20, Episode 7 George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/" target="_blank">George Washington</a> is the “Father of Our Country” and one of American history's most revered Founding Fathers. We heard tales of how brave he was and that he could not tell a lie. He also famously refused to create a fiefdom with the office of President, which means we are not stuck with someone in office unless they are duly elected.  Like many white people of his time, he enslaved people. This is a fact, and though not unusual in his peer group--it's not a great look for a person who is enshrined all across the United States. People want to downplay his racism and evil acts. Listening to<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFEaTk--tZo" target="_blank"> Bill Maher and Elon Musk</a> minimize his actions made us realize we need to dive into one of the first President’s most heinous acts by talking about badass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge" target="_blank">Ona Judge</a>. An enslaved woman who escaped from the President’s home and remained free despite his relentless pursuit of her.  This woman is an American hero whom everyone who truly believes in liberty and freedom needs to learn about and memorialize her contribution to history.  Trigger Warning: Racism and slavery Sources for this episode: <a href="https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/" target="_blank">Twisted Philly </a><a href="https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/" target="_blank">Podcast</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington" target="_blank">George Washington Wiki</a> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4948260/Ona-Judge-The-slave-ran-away-George-Washington.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge" target="_blank">Oney Judge Wiki</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqzUI1ihfpk" target="_blank">Drunk History with Jen Kirkman </a> <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ona-judge/" target="_blank">Mt. Vernon.</a>or Colonial<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLPT47Ll2Q0&amp;t=139s" target="_blank"> Williamsburg, Virginia </a> <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Never-Caught-the-Story-of-Ona-Judge/Erica-Armstrong-Dunbar/9781534416185" target="_blank">Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of the Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipnmqh0w-mw&amp;t=4356s" target="_blank">Erica Armstrong Dunbar at SMU</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_S7nb7DrmU" target="_blank">Black Heritage Trail</a> video <a href="https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-remarkable-story-of-ona-judge" target="_blank">The White House Historical Association</a> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/independence-oneyjudge.htm" target="_blank">The National Park Service</a> <a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/" target="_blank">Zinn Education </a> <a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/" target="_blank">Project</a>

George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge (REPLAY)