The Escape of Oney Judge : Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom (Hardcover)

from Ctorm

5Q 3P Beautiful and evocative illustrations capture a fascinating and true story of Oney Judge, a slave to Martha Washington. Oney's journey reveals the great injustices of slavery and the sad reality of such an evil system within a country based on the principles of liberty and freedom. Oney's s...

from kris0812

This book describes the daring escape Oney Judge makes to leave the Washington's and find freedom on her own. Though Mrs. Washington claims to treat Oney as one of the family, she doesn't allow her to read or earn extra money by sewing. Oney sees other free black people holding their heads high a...

from adge73

I found this picture book based on a true story most interesting. What makes it even better is the historical note and further reading list in the back.

from conuly

The fact that many of our Founding Fathers (including George Washington) owned slaves is one of those things that, as a country, we mostly try not to think about. It's not explicitly taught to children when they learn history, although they all of them learn that silly little story about the cher...

from mchristman

This is a good example of biography because it tells about true events in the life of Oney Judge. Oney was a slave of Martha Washington and she decides to run away rather than be sold. Age Appropriateness: Intermediate