Martha Washington freed people enslaved by her family two years before her husband planned to. James Ijames tells us why.

Playwright James Ijames remembers the pride he felt in Philadelphia in 2010, when the President’s House opened following a ...
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Martha Washington faces ghosts of the enslaved on Philly stage

The Dickensian ghost story “The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington” is now on stage at the Wilma Theater.
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Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at the President's House site in Philadelphia on Jan. 22, 2026. The city ...
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America Keeps Trying to Clean Up George Washington’s History, But We Won’t Forget the Nine He Enslaved

The National Park Service’s removal of an exhibit from Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia honoring nine Black Americans who were enslaved by George and Martha Washington was the most ...
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The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington by James Ijames at The Wilma Theatre

The Wilma Theatre is at 265 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Philadelphia, PA.
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Piece of Martha Washington’s wedding dress on display at Louisville museum

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frazier History Museum A special piece of American history is now on display in Louisville but only for a limited time. “On Jan. 6 ...