Joy Reid Instagram – What an irony that upon emancipation so many freedmen choose the name Washington for themselves. So many that between then and the descendants of the Washington’s slaves, something like 90 percent of Americans named Washington are Black. . Repost from @blackhistoryunlocked • The story of Ona Judge’s escape begins on May 21, 1796, when she escaped in the middle of a presidential dinner after learning that Martha Washington was going to give her to Washington’s granddaughter. Sources: National Park Service, blackpast.org, All That’s Interesting & New York Historical Society