1. Ona Judge freed herself, but her ability to become and remain free also depen

1. Ona Judge freed herself, but her ability to become and remain free also depended on those around her. Using specific examples from Never Caught, make an argument about what Ona Judge’s ability to be “never caught” tells us about individual attitudes towards, and broader debates about, slavery in the early United States. On whom did Judge depend to find and maintain freedom? Which individuals and communities supported her, and why? Which tried to return her to slavery, and why?

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2. Although Ona Judge did not labor on a large southern plantation, her life was bound by slavery while her husband, Jack Staines, found freedom at sea. Using specific examples from Never Caught, make an argument about what the lives of Ona Judge and Jack Staines tell us about the varied experiences of African Americans in the early American republic. Compare and contrast the lives of the couple—what were their daily lives like? What choices were available to them? How and why were their experiences similar or different?