On May 21, 1796, Ona Judge escaped to Philadelphia’s free Black community after years of enslavement at the hands of George ...
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Philadelphia to mark May 21 as Ona Judge Day
Philadelphia City Council has approved an annual Ona Judge Day on May 21, commemorating her 1796 escape from enslavement under George and Martha Washington. The move formalizes long-running community ...
We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped ...
The new work at the ArtPhilly festival will honor Judge, who fled enslavement by the Washington family, and Rem'mie Fells, a ...
Listen to the audio edition here: When, on January 22nd, National Park Service workers unceremoniously crowbarred the slavery-memorial panels off the walls of the President’s House at 6th and Market ...
JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, discusses Black H JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, discusses Black ...
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