Ona Judge Historical Marker Unveiling

A new historical marker recognizing Ona Judge, the African-American woman who fled enslavement by the Washington household and escaped to freedom, will be unveiled at a ceremony at Mount Vernon on Juneteenth—Saturday, June 19—at 10 a.m., hosted by Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck.

The event will feature guest speakers including Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of “Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge.”

Judge’s story was nominated for recognition with a historical marker by the students in Maura Keaney’s fifth grade class at Laurel Ridge Elementary School. The class wrote nomination letters as part of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Black History Month Historical Marker Contest. They will attend the ceremony along with Keaney. Learn more here.

The marker unveiling ceremony will be streamed live on Facebook.