Oney Judge has a terrifying choice to make. As a young enslaved woman working for President George Washington and his wife, Martha, Oney is forced to leave her home at Mount Vernon and travel to the nation's new capital. While living in Philadelphia, she meets free Black citizens for the very first time and begins to understand what life outside of bondage could look like. When she learns that she is going to be given away to a stranger, Oney realizes she must take her fate into her own hands. Risking everything she has ever known, she plans a daring escape to secure her own liberty. This true historical account follows one young woman's incredible journey to claim her own life. It is a powerful story of survival, bravery, and the unyielding desire to be free.