Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave
by Ann Rinaldi
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Author: Ann RinaldiEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-06
ISBN: 068985188X
Number of pages: 272
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Simon Pulse
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Book Review: LET FREEDOM RING
Summary: 4 Stars
"Let Freedom Ring," a popular qoute the Americans chanted around the time of George Washington, but to the Negro slaves this qoute would mean a lot more. George Washington didn't treat his slaves cruely but he still did own plenty on his plantation during the American Revolution. One of his house servants, sweet and charming, little Oney Judge was smart but could never understand why freedom meant so much to people. She thought she was lucky because house servants got better treatment than other Negros. House servents had to be mixed with both black and white though. Oney Judges father was a white man, but worked as a servant because of crimes comitted in England, her mother was black. Her father left when she was around four to be free. As Oney grew she understood more and more what freedom was and why it was so important. Oney was Ms. Washington favorite and later became her maid. She followed her everywhere. When General Washington was elected president Ms. Washington went to live in New York and so Oney follwed her to where she would later become free, or you can call it a runaway slave. Which leads back to the beginning of the story when Oney is old and an abolitionust newspaper wants a cover story on someone close to the George Washington. I reccomend this book for any one in grades 6th -10th , especially African American. This book was book was inspirational, gives you a deeper feeling of what was actually going on during those times, and teaches you to be apreciative.
Taking Liberty is a very inspirational story. This story inspires anyone, letting them know they can do anything. During slave times Blacks were on a very tight leash. During the American Revolution all they heard the Whites talking about being free, but they all thought "what about me." To have the guts to runaway from your owner or even ask for or about freedom you were pretty brave. For anyone to actually survive and live back then in those conditions you were strong. Thats why reading this is so inspirational beacuse you realize that alot of things are possoble.
This book also teaches you to apreciative of everything you're able to do and say. Slaves were'nt even allowed to take pride in thierselve because technically they didn't belong to themslves. It teaches you to apreciate small things like being allowed to walk to where you want or sleeping on your own bed, or even allowed to use the bathroom in certain places. As you get further and further in the book you start to feel all the things that they felt and you grow sorry for them. You realize that a lot of the stuff around you is a privaledge, not a right.
Taking Liberty makes you understand things about much more than the key terms in a social studies text book. You just don't learn the meaning of the word slaves, or the dates they were brought here as slaves. In this book you find alot of things. It makes you understnad how they felt, why they did some of the things they did, and the life they lived. It tells you where they slept, how much they ate, and the relashionships they had with the whites.
This book was so intriging during the whole entire strory. When you're reading this you don't want to put the book down. Taking Liberty is inspirationl, makes you appreciate things more, and helps you understand the things going on in those times. These are the best qaulities that make this book so good. I reccomend it to mostly African Americans or people in the age group of grades 6th - 10th .
Summary of Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave
An ALA Award-winning AuthorAs part of the staff of George and Martha Washington, Oney is referred to as a servant, not a slave, and when she becomes Martha's personal servant her status in the household is second to none. But, slowly, Oney realizes that -- regardless of what they call it -- it's still slavery, and she must make a choice. Told with immense power and compassion, this is the extraordinary true story of one young woman's struggle to take what is rightfully hers.
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