The Crime Washington Tried to Cover Up

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Ona Judge ran for freedom. Washington hunted her until the day he died.

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SOURCES
A. Ona Judge Capture Advertisement, https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/inde-1796-05-24-ona-judge-ad.htm.
B. George Washington to Tobias Lear, 12 April 1791. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/letter-from-george-washington-to-tobias-lear-april-12-1791/.
C. Worthy Partner: The Papers of Martha Washington, https://archive.org/details/worthypartner00jose.
D. George Washington to Joseph Whipple, 28 November 1796. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/letter-from-george-washington-to-joseph-whipple-november-28-1796/.
E. Chernow, Ron. Washington: A Life. United States: Penguin Publishing Group, 2010.
F. Dunbar, Erica Armstrong., Van Cleve, Kathleen. Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: Young Readers Edition. United States: Aladdin, 2026.
G. Wiencek, Henry. An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
H. Marks, John Garrison. Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory. United States: University of North Carolina Press, 2026.
I. Urell, Aaryn. “National Park Service Removes Exhibit on People Enslaved by George Washington.” Equal Justice Initiative, 26 Jan. 2026, eji.org/news/national-park-service-removes-exhibit-on-people-enslaved-by-george-washington/.
J. Trump, Donald . “Executive Order on Establishing the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission – the White House.” Trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov, 2 Nov. 2020, trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-establishing-presidents-advisory-1776-commission/.
K. Baldwin, James. Notes of a native son. United Kingdom: Beacon Press, 1984.
L. George Washington to Robert Morris, 12 April 1786. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/letter-from-george-washington-to-robert-morris-april-12-1786/
M. Ona Judge Interview, https://1619education.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/Excerpt %232 Ona Judge's Interview in the Granite Freeman.pdf.
N. Erika Armstrong Dunbar, Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave (Atria Books, 2017).
O. An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, 1780.
P. Fugitive Slave Act, 1793.
Q. George Washington to Burwell Basset Jr., 11 August 1799. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/letter-from-george-washington-to-burwell-bassett-jr-august-11-1799/.
R. George Washington, Last Will and Testament, 9 July 1799.
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00:00 INTRO
02:09 ORIGINS
06:05 THE CHASE
09:04 DECEPTION
12:52 CLOSING IN
15:05 LEGACY
20:25 TODAY
23:33 ANNOUNCEMENT
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