What a Creep (Replay!) Season 20, Episode 7George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge<a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Washington</a> is the “Father of Our Country” and one of American history's most revered Founding Fathers. We heard tales of how brave he was and that he could not tell a lie. He also famously refused to create a fiefdom with the office of President, which means we are not stuck with someone in office unless they are duly elected. Like many white people of his time, he enslaved people. This is a fact, and though not unusual in his peer group--it's not a great look for a person who is enshrined all across the United States. People want to downplay his racism and evil acts.Listening to<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFEaTk--tZo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Bill Maher and Elon Musk</a> minimize his actions made us realize we need to dive into one of the first President’s most heinous acts by talking about badass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ona Judge</a>. An enslaved woman who escaped from the President’s home and remained free despite his relentless pursuit of her. This woman is an American hero whom everyone who truly believes in liberty and freedom needs to learn about and memorialize her contribution to history. Trigger Warning: Racism and slaverySources for this episode: <a href="https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twisted Philly </a><a href="https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Podcast</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Washington Wiki</a><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4948260/Ona-Judge-The-slave-ran-away-George-Washington.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Daily Mail</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oney Judge Wiki</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqzUI1ihfpk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Drunk History with Jen Kirkman </a><a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ona-judge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mt. Vernon.</a>or Colonial<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLPT47Ll2Q0&t=139s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Williamsburg, Virginia </a><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Never-Caught-the-Story-of-Ona-Judge/Erica-Armstrong-Dunbar/9781534416185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of the Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipnmqh0w-mw&t=4356s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Erica Armstrong Dunbar at SMU</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_S7nb7DrmU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Black Heritage Trail</a> video<a href="https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-remarkable-story-of-ona-judge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The White House Historical Association</a><a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/independence-oneyjudge.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The National Park Service</a><a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zinn Education </a><a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Project</a><a href="https://www.beyondthebelltours.com/blog/badass-women-of-philadelphia-ona-judge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beyond the Bell Tours (Philadelphia)</a><a href="https://www.amrevmuseum.org/events/history-explorers-club-who-was-ona-judge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Museum of the American Revolution</a><a href="https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/washingtons-runaway-slave-the-liberator-august-22-1845/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ona Judge’s 1845 interview with The Liberator</a><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">History.com </a><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Fugitive Slave Acts</a>New York Times 2015 op-ed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html?searchResultPosition=3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html?searchResultPosition=3</a>Be sure to follow us on social media. 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