#never caught

[goodblacknews]

BHM 100: Ona "Oney" Judge - the Enslaved Woman Who Emancipated Herself as George Washington Ate Dinner

BHM 100: Ona "Oney" Judge - the Enslaved Woman Who Emancipated Herself as George Washington Ate Dinner

[fictionz]

When Ona Staines was asked to reflect upon her escape, her interviewer put forth a question that could be asked of any successful fugitive who lived a life in the shadows. The interviewer wrote, "When asked if she is not sorry she left Washington, as she has labored so much harder since, than before, her reply is 'No, I am free, and I have, I trust, been made a child of God by the means.' "

[paullovescomics]

Trying to finish out the “read in 1st half of 2022″ posts today, with all of the book books.  I only read two non-fiction books, but they were both very good and informative.  Color of Law  documents just how racist US housing policy (official, legal, federal and state regulated) was until very recently (not perfect now, but at least better on paper).  It also highlights how deeply involved state and federal government has been with the supposedly “private sector” of building houses.  This, along with other things, has led me to think that the business versus government dichotomy is, in large part, a lot of baloney.  Business and government working hand in hand seems to be what actually happens in practice more often. 

Never Caught is an amazing book that shows just how eager people were to escape from slavery even when their purported owners were “relatively kind”, which further discredits the already patently ridiculous arguments of the “Lost Cause” mythology of the antebellum South.  The main sources for this book seems to be Washington’s own letters and business documents, and some interviews with Ona Judge from late in her life.  It’s a fascinating book.  You want to cheer Judge on as she works up her courage to get away.  You’re angry and stunned by the inhuman way the Washingtons thought of the people forced to work for them -- even though, they were far from the harshest slave holders of the time.  (After all, treating people like property is not something that can be done in moderation, it’s an inherently horrible thing.)  It also sheds a bit of light on an era when some parts of the US were moving towards abolition, while others were becoming more hardcore about defending their ability to treat people like cattle.  The US divided over issues of basic morality and human rights?  What a strange concept...i wish.  Ugh.  Fantastic book, though.

[ms-march]

Snow in June? In Virginia?! Actually wait no that checks

[sleepynegress]

'Never Caught' — book on George Washington's 'relentless pursuit' of runaway slave will be adapted for film

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their...

[lettuce-godess]

When you are stressed about stress

I am stressed that I have stress and when I think of ways to calm my stress I think back to my fourth grade counselor. She told me to breath and i just got more stressed because I hated that counselor and they made me stressed about taking about my stress. now all I think about is ways my 10 year old self wanted to murder my counselor and I feel calmer after releasing my pent up issues by thinking of ways to not get caught for murder

[goodblacknews]

GBN's Daily Drop: Ona "Oney" Judge - the Enslaved Woman Who Escaped as George Washington Ate (LISTEN)

GBN’s Daily Drop: Ona “Oney” Judge – the Enslaved Woman Who Escaped as George Washington Ate (LISTEN)

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Today’s GBN Daily Drop Podcast for Monday, February 21, 2022, based on the  “A Year of Good Black News” Page-A-Day®️ Calendar for 2022 format. It’s about Ona “Oney” Judge, who was enslaved by George Washington and Martha Washington, escaped and despite Washington’s position of power as President, was never…

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[shesamreads]

My physical TBR this month! I also want to read anothe non fiction book. It'll be a toss up between Belabored by Lyz Lenz and Wolfish by Erica Berry.

(TBR lists are so hard, okay? I choose my reads by ✨️vibes✨️)