137 The Washingtons' Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

137 The Washingtons' Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

George Washington was an accomplished man. He served as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, and on top of all that he was also a savvy businessman who ran a successful plantation. George Washington was also a slaveholder. In 1789, he and his wife Martha took 7 slaves to New York City to serve them in their new role as First Family. A 16 year-old girl named Ona Judge was one of the enslaved women who accompanied and served the Washingtons. Erica Dunbar, a Professor of Black American Studies and History at the University of Delaware and author of Never Caught: The Washington’s Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge, leads us through the early American life of Ona Judge. 
 Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/137 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture William and Mary Quarterly Episode 105: Joshua Piker, How Historians Publish History (Behind-the-scenes of the William and Mary Quarterly) Complementary Episodes Episode 026: George Washington’s Revolution Episode 033: George Washington and His Library Episode 061: George Washington in Retirement Episode 074: Mary Wigge, Martha Washington Episode 083: Jared Hardesty, Unfreedom: Slavery in Colonial Boston Episode 089: Jessica Millward, Slavery and Freedom in Early Maryland Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bonus: Colin Calloway, Native Americans in American Cities

Bonus: Colin Calloway, Native Americans in American Cities

We rejoin Colin Calloway, Professor of History and Native American Studies at Dartmouth College, in this bonus episode so he can answer more of your questions about Native American experiences in earl...

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314 Native Americans in Early American Cities

314 Native Americans in Early American Cities

Have you ever considered early American cities as places where Native Americans lived, worked, and visited? Native Americans often visited early American cities and port towns, especially the towns a...

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OI Reads: Carolyn Eastman, The Strange Genius of Mr. O

OI Reads: Carolyn Eastman, The Strange Genius of Mr. O

Welcome to OI Reads, an occasional series on Ben Franklin's World where we introduce you to new books that we'll think you love and that are published by the Omohundro Institute. Using details from h...

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313 The Marquis de Lafayette

313 The Marquis de Lafayette

You know “America’s favorite fighting Frenchman” is the Marquis de Lafayette. But what do you know about Lafayette and his life? How and why did this French-born noble end up fighting in the American...

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312 The Domestic Slave Trade

312 The Domestic Slave Trade

The transatlantic slave trade dominated in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. But by 1808, a different slave trade came to dominate in the young United States, the domestic or internal ...

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311 Religion and the American Revolution

311 Religion and the American Revolution

Investigations of the American Revolution often include explorations of politics, ideology, trade and taxation, imperial control, and social strife. What about religion? What role did religion play i...

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310 The Blackfeet: A History

310 The Blackfeet: A History

To understand early American history, we need to investigate and understand North America as an Indigenous space. A place where Native American populations, politics, religion, and trade networks prev...

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309 Merchant Ships of the Eighteenth Century

309 Merchant Ships of the Eighteenth Century

By the eighteenth century, the Atlantic Ocean had become a busy highway of ships crisscrossing its waters. What do we know about the ships that made these transatlantic voyages and connected the eigh...

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