Philadelphia will celebrate Ona Judge Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a daring escape to freedom
- Written by Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University
The National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at the President's House site in Philadelphia on Jan. 22, 2026.AP Photo/Matt RourkeOn the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.
Considering the prominence of her owner, the laws of the time and the dangerous trek to New Hampshire, a place where she could...