In 1796, Ona Judge, Martha Washington's "body slave," fled the household of the first president of the United States, bringing a young nation's views about slavery into sharper focus. Judge was one of America's most celebrated runaway slaves, yet few scholarly writings about her exist.
Erica Armstrong Dunbar, associate professor of history at the University of Delaware, uncovers fascinating details of Judge's life, and sheds light on the Washingtons' views on slavery, in a forthcoming book.
