Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons

I love how although she was treated "good", her freedom meant more. This courageous woman never wanted to be a slave.

So someone who owned slaves could be feature on a dollar bill but someone such as Harriet Tubman who freed slaves can't be feature on a dollar bill?

Freedom is priceless and is worth everything 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

This must be how it feels like to hear a bedtime story. I could listen to the narrator forever.

I really applaud this young womans bravery. I hope someone makes a movie about this some day.

I guess this kills the argument that if slaves were treated "well" they were greatful to be slaves. As a Southerner whose mother was a maid, what people don't get is that no person/boss/owner is nice everyday, and let's say (for arguments sake) that the person over you is "good to you," that doesn't't mean their spouse, children, or grandchildren would be. And this story is a prime example. There's no such thing as good slave owners: that's Southern propaganda. Good slave owners are only "good" because in comparison to sociopathic slave owners who were void of empathy, the "good" ones lived within a certain code of conduct which made it a little more tolerable for the people they owned.

WOW, I can hear Ona through you Brenda,,. what a Blessing.

So moving, I applaud her bravery and hope for her story to be told for many years to come.

I cannot tell you how important your work in keeping these stories alive is! How awfully sad it would be if these truths of history were lost to the ages. I am a 67 year old caucaisian, and am blessed by the biographies of so many peiole of every walk of life. I pray these efforts make the human race more humane and empathetic, as they have myself. Bless you.

Can you imagine you’re a parent of a fifteen year old girl (or boy) and they just take her away to sell her off where’d you’d never see or hear of her again.

I assume this is the last of this series for now. I will certainly miss it. For those of us who go through life unimpeded, these videos are reminders to never take our freedoms or our daily choices for granted.

Gosh this really touched me, I really almost cried of how happy I felt for her that she got to be free and have a family of her own thanks for this video

How dare he want freedom for himself and deny it to so many. Thank you for sharing this.

Excellent. Thank you, Brenda, for another valuable insight into history and humanity, and for telling Ona's story. I recall something you said to me: "If I don't tell their stories, who will?" I'm thrilled you're finding your voice at MV in this way. Please keep it up. The value of and appreciation for this work will keep increasing as you continue to build this content. You are a special gift to us all. Blessings to you and yours. YMHOS.

I like the inclusion of her fear of being sold to the other woman as one of the reasons for her running away. I think we often forget that even if a slave had a comparatively decent life to other slaves or even poor free people, there is always that risk that they could be traded or sold into a terrible quality of life at anytime. Beyond just being dehumanized because they weren't free, I imagine this constant fear for themselves or their family was terrible.

That was a very touching story. I'm glad she was able to escape and be free.

It's better to be hungry and FREE than well-fed and 'CHAINED'!!💯

We love to talk about how great our founding fathers were yet, the truth always comes to light.

Amen. For no person should be held in slavery or indentured servitude. The right to be free should be as the air we breathe.

Such a powerful story and video. Thank you