Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition

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Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve recounts the true story of Ona Judge, an enslaved Black woman who escaped George and Martha Washington's servitude in 1796 and fled to New Hampshire, where she lived free despite multiple attempts by the Washingtons to recapture her. The book explores the struggles of Black enslaved people as the abolition movement begins dividing the new nation. References to slavery, racism, and physical violence are included.