{"id":15151849,"date":"2026-06-10T20:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/george-washingtons-obsession-they-dont-teach-you-about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:09:56","slug":"george-washingtons-obsession-they-dont-teach-you-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/george-washingtons-obsession-they-dont-teach-you-about\/","title":{"rendered":"George Washington\u2019s Obsession They Don\u2019t Teach You About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cascadepbs.org\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/01b1b660-56e9-4ba9-80ef-867e8b755808.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington\u2019s Obsession They Don\u2019t Teach You About\"><\/p>\n<p>Ona Judge was born into slavery on George Washington&apos;s Mount Vernon plantation. After her escape in 1796, Washington became obsessed with recapturing her. His relentless pursuit reveals the profound contradiction of his views of slavery and freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cascadepbs.org\/show\/in-the-margins\/episode\/george-washingtons-obsession-they-dont-teach-you-about-k9vxwg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Seattle \u2013 rss.app \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ona Judge was born into slavery on George Washington&#8217;s Mount Vernon 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