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Watch Party: Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 6:00 PM | YouTube | free of charge | drop in

We'll gather online to catch up and chat about this favorite recorded event, which originally took place on November 1, 2018. Just drop in to YouTube at 6:00 PM and look for the premiere. (The full list of watch parties is here.)


A startling and eye-opening look into America’s First Family, and a National Book Award finalist, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington’s runaway slave who risked everything to escape the nation’s capital and reach freedom.

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This event was the Library’s annual Henry S.F. Cooper Jr. Lecture on Early American History & Literature.