"A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away,"--NoveList.
Genres
- Fugitive slaves
- Relations with slaves
- Slaves
- Biography
- Slavery
- African American women
- History
- Washington, george, 1732-1799
- Washington, martha, 1731-1802
- Slaves, united states
- Fugitive slaves, united states
- African americans, biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
- HISTORY / African American
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- Judge, Oney
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 -- Relations with slaves
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
- African American women -- Biography
- Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- Relations with slaveswashington, martha , 1731-1802
- Relations with slaveswashington, george , 1732-1799
- Judge, oney
- Washington, george , 1732-1799
- Washington, martha , 1731-1802
- Slaves--united states--biography
- Fugitive slaves--united states--biography
- African american women
- African american women--biography
- Slavery--history
- Slavery--pennsylvania--philadelphia--history--18th century
- Biography & autobiography / women
- History / african american
- History / united states / revolutionary period (1775-1800)
- E444 .d86 2017
- 306.3/62092 b
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