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Philadelphia Will Celebrate Ona Judge Day to Honor Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Who Made a Daring Escape to Freedom
The event will honor the enslaved chambermaid’s escape and follows a court fight over a dismantled slavery exhibit with 34 panels.
- Tomorrow, May 21, 2026, the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition will host a celebration at Independence Hall to honor Ona Judge Day, commemorating her courageous escape from slavery more than two centuries ago.
- Ona Judge escaped the President's House on May 21, 1796, while the Washingtons dined; she later told Benjamin Chase she fled because returning to Virginia meant losing any chance at liberty.
- The National Park Service dismantled the exhibit "Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation" in late January, but District Judge Cynthia Rufe subsequently ordered the government to "reinstall all panels, displays, and video exhibits."
- Organizers feel increased urgency due to Trump administration policies, citing removal of the Philadelphia slavery exhibit and restoration of two Confederate monuments of Albert Pike in Washington and Arlington National Cemetery.
- As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the nation must decide how much of its history, including the 400th anniversary of slavery, to explore.
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Philadelphia will celebrate Ona Judge Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a daring escape to freedom
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Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
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Philadelphia will have a good time Ona Pass judgement on Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a bold break out to freedom
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